Multiplying Fractions
3/4 x 12/27
1/3
The number in a division problem that you are splitting up (the first term in the division problem)
Divisor
9/10 ÷ 4/5
4 1/2
1/3 ÷ 4
1/12
A chef had 7 potatoes. How many bowls of mashed potatoes could he make if each bowl used one-fifth of a potato?
35 bowls
5/35 x 7/50
1/50
The number that tells you how many parts to divide a number into (the second term in a division problem)
Dividend
15/20 ÷ 9/20
1 2/3
1/2 ÷ 5
1/10
A container of 7 metal beams weighed one-sixth of a ton. If every beam weighed the same amount, how heavy was each?
1/42 tons
36/72 x 3/9
1/6
The answer to a division problem
Quotient
27/36 ÷ 9/12
1
Find n
9/22 ÷ 7/n = 1 13/14
n=33
A bulldozer could carry one-eighth of a ton of sand. If a park needed 3 tons of sand, how many loads would the bulldozer need to carry?
24 loads
At the local zoo, 5/6 of the creatures have fur. Of these furry animals, 1/3 are lions. What fraction of all the creatures are lions?
5/18 of the creatures are lions
The name of the number that is formed when the numerator and denominator in a fraction are switched
Reciprocal
(15 ÷ 3/7) ÷ (3 ÷ 1/4)
2 11/12
Find n
n/6 ÷ 18/9 = 5/6
10
A sub shop sold sandwiches that were one-half of a foot long. If you were to cut the sandwich into 9 equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?
1/18 foot
Eugene grows vegetables in his garden. 4/7 of the vegetables grow underground. Of these underground vegetables, 5/8 are potatoes. What fraction of the vegetables are potatoes?
5/14 of the vegetables are potatoes
The method we use in dividing fractions
Keep-Change-Flip Method
(1/2 - 1/3) ÷ (3/4 + 7/6)
2/23
Solve: 41 1/4 ÷ 32 1/2
1 7/26
Lana was trying to collect 4 pounds of cans to recycle. If she collects one-seventh of a pound each day, how many days will it take to collect 4 pounds?
28 days