Whole Number x a Fraction
2/5 x 10
4
1/4 x 4/7
4/28 =
1/7
7 x 2 5/8
7 x 21/8 = 147/8 = 18 3/8
18 3/8
1 1/8 x 3 5/9 =
4
1/5
5/1
= 5
5/6 x 15
12 1/2
1/3 x 5/12
5/36
3/5 x 1 1/9
3/5 x 11/9 =33/45 = 2/3
2/3
2 1/7 x 4 1/5 =
9
4/3 x ______ = 1
3/4
4/5 x 100
80
1/5 x 1/6
1/30
21/4 x 6 = 126/4 or simplified - 63/2
= 31 1/2
1 7/9 x 2 1/10
3 11/15
1/3
At bakery, 5/8 of a 30 kg bag of flour was used to make bread. How many kilograms of flour were used to make bread?
5/8 x 30 = 18 3/4
18 3/4 kg
25 + 18 x 1/6 - 2 1/2
1. 18 x 1/6 = 18/6 = 3
L to R
2. 25 + 3 = 28
3. 28 - 2 1/2 = 25 1/2
25 1/2
Flynn ran 1 1/8 mile every day last week. How many miles did he run altogether last week?
1 1/8 x 7
9/8 x 7 = 63/8
= 7 7/8 miles
4 3/4 x 1 1/3 = 4/3 x 19/4 = 19/3 = 6 1/3
6 1/3 lb
What is the RECIPROCAL of the SUM of 1/4 and 1/5?
* Find the sum THEN find the reciprocal*
Leave as an improper fraction.
1/4 + 1/5 =
5/20 + 4/20 = 9/20
Reciprocal of the sum 9/20 is
20/9
There are 56 oranges and apples in a crate. 3/8 of them are oranges. How many apples are in the crate?
56 x 3/8 = 168/8 or simplified 21/1
21/1
21 apples
1/2 x (1/5 + 1/5) x 2/4
1. (1/5+ 1/5) = 2/5
L to R
2. 1/2 x 2/5 = 2/ 10 = 1/5
3. 1/5 x 2/4 = 2/20 = 1/10
= 1/10
There were 188 people on a bus. 1/4 of the passengers got off the bus at the first stop. 19 passengers got on. How many passengers were on the bus after the first stop?
188 x 1/4 = __47_
180 -_47_+ 19 = 160
160 passengers
1 2/3 x 2 1/3 = 5/3 x 7/ 3 = 35/ 9 = 3 8/9 lb
3 8/9 lb
1 2/3 x _____ = 1
1 2/3 = 5/3 so the reciprocal is
3/5