Multiplying a whole number by a fraction
12 x 3/4
9
There is 1/2 of a pan of brownies left. Four children are going to share it equally. What fraction of the whole pan of brownies will each child get?
1/8 of the pan of brownies
Draw a model to solve
1/3 x 1/4
1/12
4 divided by 1/3
12
3 x 8/7
3 4/7
In Zach’s class, 3/5 of the 25 students are boys. How many boys are in Zach’s class? Show your work
15 boys
Draw a model to solve:
2/3 x 4/6
8/18 or 4/9
3 divided by 1/9
27
40 x 5/8
25
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?
6/15 or 2/5 of the playground
Draw a model to solve:
1/2 x 8/12
8/24 or 1/3
5 divided by 1/2
10
72 x 5/6
60
Rose lives 2/4 of a mile from her cousin. One day, she rode her bike to her cousin's house. When she got 4/5 of the way there, her bike broke and she had to walk the rest of the way. What part of a mile did she go on her bike before it broke? Show all of your work, then write an equation that shows the answer.
2/4 x 4/5 = 8/20 or 4/5
She rode 4/5 of the way before her bike broke
Just solve (no model)
9/10 x 5/6
45/60 or 9/12 or 3/4
There is 1/3 of a pan of cornbread left. Three children are going to share it equally. What fraction of the whole pan of cornbread will each child get?
Each child will get 1/9 of the pan.
45 x 4/20
9
Shelly made cupcakes and now she wants to frost them. She has 4 cups of frosting. It takes 1/2 of a cup of frosting for each cupcake. How many cupcakes can she frost?
She can frost 8 cupcakes.
Just solve (no model)
3/11 x 7/7
21/77 or 3/11
It takes 1/3 of a cup of flour to make a batch of pancakes. Curtis has 6 cups of flour. How many batches of pancakes can he make?
He can make 18 batches of pancakes.