Whole Number times Fraction
3 X 1/4
3/4
1/3 X 1/4
1/12
There are 14 boys in the class. 1/2 of them wear glasses. How many wear glasses?
7
5 div 1/3
15
1/3 div 5
1/15
9 X 1/3
3 or 9/3
1/6 X 2/3
2/18 or 1/9
Mr. v has 21 toys. 2/3 of them are broken. How many are broken?
14
12 div 1/2
24
1/2 div 4
1/8
9 X 2/3
6 or 18/3
1/4 X 3/5
3/20
3/4 of the girls are playing basketball. There are 16 girls. How many girls are playing basketball?
12
4 div 1/4
16
1/4 div 4
1/16
13 X 5/6
65/6 or 10 5/6
3/4 X 3/4
9/16
27 dogs are in the dog park. 4/9 of them leave. How many left?
12
I have 6 pies and I cut them each into 1/3 size pieces. How many 1/3 size pieces do I have?
(Write the equation and draw a pic to represent)
18
1/3 pan of brownies left. 4 children share. Write an equation to represent this problem showing what fraction of the WHOLE pan each child will get.
1/3 div 4 = 1/12
Kameron has a book that is 70 pages. It has 10 equal chapters. He has read 3 chapters so far. How much of the book has he read? This is the equation for this problem and the answer in simplest form.
3/10 x 70 = 210/10 or 21
1/2 of a mile.
3/4 x 2/3 = 6/12 or 1/2
Sharmaine's sister spilled ketchup on her homework. Assuming the number under the spill (S) is NOT zero, what should be true of the answer?
7/3 x S = _____
The answer will be greater than the ketchup covered number (because 7/3 is greater than 1).
It takes 1/2 cups of flour to make a batch of pancakes. Charlie has 5 cups of flower. How many batches can he make? Write an equation and solve with labeled sketches.
5 divided by 1/2 = 10 batches
Is 8 divided by 1/2 the same thing as 1/2 of 8? Show your work and explain your thinking
No, 8 divided by 1/2 is cutting 8 into half size pieces, so the answer is 16 (pieces).
1/2 of 8 IS 4 because "of" means x.