X Fractions
7/10 X 1/3
7/30
What is the reciprocal of 5?
1/5
What is 2 1/8 renamed as an improper fraction?
17/8
Martin has 5/6 of a loaf of banana bread. He gives half of it to his friend. What part of the loaf does he give to his friend?
1/2 x 5/6 = 5/12 of the loaf
Martin gives his friend 5/12 of the loaf of bread.
1/2 X 2/3
1/3
3/8 divided by 4
3/32
3 1/2 X 1/3
1 1/6
Miguel studies 1 5/6 hours each night. How many hours will he study in five nights?
5 1/6 X 5 = 9 1/6 hours
Miguel studies 9 1/6 hours in five nights.
3/4 X 16
12
5/6 divided by 10
1/12
6/7 X 2 1/3
2
Fernando bought a box of pencils. He gave 1/3 of the pencils to Samuel. He then gave 1/5 of the remaining pencils to Andres. How many pencils did he give to Andres?
2/3 x 1/5 = 2/15
He gave 2/15 of the pencils to Andres.
20 X 3/25
2 2/5
Ms. Velia had 3/7 meters of rope. She cut it into 4 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece?
Each piece of rope is 3/28 of a meter long.
Ms. Sara has 1 1/2 pounds of flour. She uses 2/3 of it to make a cake. How much flour does she use in the cake?
She uses 1 pound of flour in the cake.
Maria has a large box of leftover markers. 1/8 of the markers are green, 1/3 of the remainder are yellow, and the rest are orange. What fraction of the markers are orange?
7/8 x 1/3 = 7/24
1/8 + 7/24 = 3/24 + 7/24 = 10/24
24/24 - 10/24 = 14/24 = 7/12
7/12 of the markers are orange.
Leslie makes $500. She uses 1/5 of the money to pay her rent and 1/10 of the money to buy groceries. How much money does she have left?
Rent: $100
Groceries: $50
$500 - $150 = $350
She has $350 left.
Pia has 2 2/5 gallons of water. She shares the water among herself and 5 friends. How much water does each person get?
Each person gets 2/5 of a gallon of water.
Jason works 4 1/2 hours a day Monday to Friday at a video game store. He gets paid $9 an hour. How much money does he make in one week?
81/2 x 5 = 405/2 = 202 1/2 = 202 5/10 = $202.50
Jason makes $202.50 in one week.
Mark got $200 for his birthday. He uses 1/5 of the money to buy a new video game and 1/4 of the remainder to buy new shoes. How much of his money does he have left?
New video game: $40
New shoes: $40
He has $120 left.