Without Multiply
Without multiplying:
Is the product of 3/5 X 4/5 more than, greater than, or equal to 3/5?
less than
There are 7 people in the Walton family, but there are only 3 waffles. If the Waltons share the waffles equally, how many waffles will each person receive?
3/7 of a waffle
What is the area of a rectangle that has a length of 1 7/10 feet and a width of 1 2/3 feet?
17/10 X 5/3 = 85/30 = 2 15/30 = 2 1/2 square feet
Marci must write a 7 page paper for her English class. She plans to write 1/2 of a page every day. How many days will it take her to write the entire paper?
7/(1/2) = 14 days
4/5 X 5/7 =
20/35 or 4/7
Without multiplying:
Is the product of 1/2 X 6/6 less than, greater than, or equal to 1/2?
equal to
Jack equally divides 5 pounds of dog food into 3 dog dishes. How many pounds of dog food are placed in each dog dish? Write and solve an equation.
1 2/3 pounds of dog food per dish.
What is the area of a square with length and width of 2 1/2 inches?
5/2 X 5/2 = 25/4 = 6 1/4 square inches
After a party, 1/3 of a pizza remains. Rachel eats 1/2 of the remaining pizza. What fraction of a pizza does she eat?
1/3 X 1/2 = 1/6 pizza
3/4 divided by 5/6 =
3/4 X 6/5 = 18/20 = 9/10
Is the product of 5/6 X 11/3 less than, greater than, or equal to 5/6?
greater than
The 9 members of a biking club will bike 15 miles. Each person will carry the food pack for an equal amount of distance. How far will each biker carry the food pack?
1 6/9 or 1 2/3 mile each
A drawer has a length of 1 2/3 feet and a width of 2 1/4 feet. What is the area of the drawer?
5/3 X 9/4 = 45/12 = 3 9/12 = 3 3/4 square feet
Of the fifth grade students, 2/5 went to the book fair. Of the students who went to the book fair, 2/3 bought at least one book. What fraction of the fifth grade students bought at least one book?
2/5 X 2/3 = 4/15 of students
3 1/2 X 4 1/3 =
7/2 X 13/3 = 91/6 = 15 1/6
Is the product of 2/7 X 1/2 less than, greater than, or equal to 2/7?
less than
Mr. Blackridge makes his 3 children pancakes for breakfast. If the recipe makes 10 pancakes, how many pancakes can each child have?
3 1/3 pancakes
A square window has a length and width of 1 1/9 yards. What is the area?
10/9 X 10/9 = 100/81 = 1 19/81 square yards.
Mr. Simpson feeds his dog 2/5 cup of dog food each day. How long will 5 cups of dog food last?
5/(2/3) = 15/2 = 7 1/2 days
6 X 10/7 = 60/7 = 8 4/7
Without multiplying:
A square window has a length and width of 1 2/3. Will the area be less than or greater than 1 2/3?
There are 6 people who want to equally share 4 chocolate bars. How much will each person get?
4/6 or 2/3 of a chocolate bar
A door has a length of 2 3/4 feet and width of 1 2/3 feet. What is the area of the door?
11/4 X 5/3 = 55/12 = 4 7/12 square feet
Becca walks a total distance of 5/7 of a mile. She counts 7 marker posts that are equally spaced along her walk. What is the distance, in miles, between each marker post?
6/9 divided by 12 =
6/9 X 1/12 = 6/108 = 1/18