6th Grade Multiply and Divide Fractions

Multiplying Fractions

100

7/10 X 1/3

What is 7/30

200

1/2 X 2/3

What is 1/3?

300

6/7 X 7/8

What is 3/4?

400

3/4 X 16

What is 12?

500

20 X 3/25

What is 2 2/5?

Multiplying Mixed Numbers

100

2 1/8 renamed as an improper fraction

What is 17/8?

200

3 1/2 X 1/3

What is 1 1/6?

300

6/7 X 2 1/3

What is 2?

400

2 1/3 X 1 2/7

What is 3?

500

8 2/3 X 2 1/2

What is 21 2/3?

Estimating Products

100

3 3/8 x 4 4/5

What is 12?

200

6 2/3 x 5 5/6

What is 42?

300

3 1/7 x 9 2/7

What is 27?

400

6 3/4  x  2 1/6

What is 12?

500

8 2/9  x  9  2/11

What is 72?

Problem-Solving

100

Martin has 5/6 of a loaf of banana bread. He gives half of it to his friend. This tells what part of the loaf he gives to his friend.

What is 1/2 times 5/6, which is 5/12 of the loaf?

200

Ken used a piece of lumber to build a bookshelf.  If he made 3 shelves that are each 2 1/2 ft long, how long was the piece of lumber?

What is 7 1/2 feet?

300

Edward studies 1 5/6 hours each night. This tells how many hours he will study in 5 nights.

What is 5 1/6 X 5 = 9 1/6 hours?

400

Barbara lives 12 miles from work. Linda lives 1 3/4 times farther from work than Barbara. This tell how far Linda lives from work.

What is 12 X 1 3/4 = 21 miles?

500

Nora is building a birdhouse.  The height of the birdhouse is 2  1/2  times the length of the birdhouse.  If the length is 8 2/3 in., how tall is the birdhouse?

What is 21  2/3 inches?