Multiplying Whole Numbers by Fractions
6 x 1/5 = ?
6/5 or 1 1/5
1/4 x 1/2 = ?
1/8
5 divided by 1/3 = ?
15
1/4 divided by 2 = ?
1/8
8 x 2/3 = ?
16/3 or 5 1/3
1/3 x 1/4 = ?
1/12
5 divided by 1/6 = ?
30
2/6 divided by 4 = ?
2/24 or 1/12
40 x 5/8 = ?
200/8 or 25
3/4 x 4/5 = ?
12/20, 6/10, or 3/5
Jeff made 12 cookies and packed them into sacks of 4. How many sacks of cookies was he able to make?
3 sacks of cookies.
There is 1/3 of a pan of brownies left. Sara and her 3 cousins are going to share the 1/3 of the pan equally. What fraction of the pan of brownies will each of the 4 girls get?
1/3 divided by 4 = 1/12
In Zach's class, 3/5 of the 25 students are boys. How many boys are in Zach's class?
There are 15 boys in Zach's class.
3/7 x 2/3 = ?
6/21 or 2/7
There is 1/2 a pan of brownies left. 4 children are going to share it equally. What fraction of the whole pan of brownies will each child get?
Each child will get 1/8 of the whole pan of brownies.
John has 1/2 a yard of rope. He wants to cut the rope into 3 equal pieces. What fraction of a yard will each piece of the rope be?
1/2 divided by 3 = 1/6 of a yard of rope
72 x 3/8 = ?
216/8 or 27 (or other reduced versions of 216/8).
At Kelly's school, 2/3 of the school playground is covered with grass, and 3/5 of the grassy area is a baseball field. How much of the school playground is taken up by the baseball field?
The field takes up 6/15 or 2/3 of the playground.
Shelly made cupcakes and now she wants to frost them. She has 4 cups of frosting. It takes 1/3 of a cup of frosting for each cupcake. How many cupcakes can she frost?
Shelly can frost 12 cupcakes.
Lori had 1/2 a bag of candy and shared it with 3 friends. What fraction of the bag of candy did each of the 4 children get? (HINT: there are 4 people total splitting the bag of candy)
1/2 divided by 4 = 1/8 of a bag of candy.