Multiplying Fractions
1/4 x 8
2
1/2 / 2
1/4
A recipe calls for 3/4 cups of flour. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?
3/8 cups of flour
1/2 of 1/3
1/6
5/6 / 5
5/30
3 x 2/5
6/5 or 1 1/5
3/4 / 3
3/12
You have 3/4 of a pizza. You want to share it equally among 3 friends. How much pizza does each friend get?
1/4
2/3 of 3/4
1/2
10 / 1/3
30
3/4 x 12
36/4 or 9
2/5 / 4
2/20
A garden is 2/3 of an acre. If you plant flowers on 3/4 of the garden, how many acres have flowers?
1/2 acre
3/5 of 2/5
6/25
8 / 1/4
32
6 x 2/3
12/3 or 4
3 / 1/2
6
A piece of string is 5 meters long. How many 1/3 meter pieces can you cut from it?
15 pieces
5/8 of 4/5
1/2
1/2 / 1/4
4/2 or 2
5/6 x 18
4 / 1/3
12
You have 2/3 cup of juice. If each serving is 1/6 cup, how many servings do you have?
4 servings
4/7 of 2/3
8/21
6 / 2/3
18/2 or 9