multiply Fractions
4 divided by 1/2
What is 8?
The track at school is ½ mile long. Sarah ran the track 4 times. How many miles did she run?
Is this multiplication or division?
multiplication
Martin has 5/6 of a loaf of banana bread. He gives half of it to his friend. How much did he give to his friend?
5/12 of the loaf
1/24
3 1/2 X 1/3
What is 1 1/6?
there is ⅙ of a sandwich. The sandwich is being shared between 4 people. How much of the sandwich does each person get?
Is this multiplication or division?
division
Holly has 3 pt of blueberries. She wants to make muffins. Each muffin uses 1/8 pt of blueberries. How many muffins can she make?
24 muffins
12 divided by 1/5
60
There is 5lbs of candy. The candy is put into ⅓ lb bags. How many bags of candy are there?
multiplication or division?
division
Edward studies 5/6 hours each night. How many will he study in 5 nights?
25/6 or 4 1/6
1/3 divided by 6
1/18
Mark is wanting to tile his new bathroom. The length of the bathroom is 8 feet and the width is 6 ⅓ feet. What is the area of the bathroom?
multiplication or division?
multiplication
Barbara lives 12 miles from work. Linda lives 1 3/4 times farther from work than Barbara. How far does Linda live?
What is 12 X 1 3/4 = 21 miles?
7 divided by 1/9
63
Mrs. G has 6 cups of cereal. How many 1/3 servings are in the 6 cups of cereal?
multiplication or division?
division
Kris has 1/3 of a sandwich. She wants to share this sandwich with herself and her 3 friends. How much does each person get?
1/9 of the sandwich