Multiplying Fractions & Whole Numbers
6 x 2/3
4
3/4 x 1/2
3/8
4 friends are sharing 1/3 of a piece of cake. How much will each person get?
1/12
I have a piece of cloth that is 2/3 of a foot by 3/6 of a foot. What is the area of the piece of cloth?
It is 6/18 of a square foot.
I have 27 robots, 3/9 of them make noise, how many of the robots DO NOT make noise?
18 of them do not make noise.
18 x 3/6
9
2/3 x 2/3
4/9
It takes 1/4 of a cup of milk to make a batch of brownies. How any batches brownies can I make with 5 cups of milk?
20
I have 16 cats, and only 2/4 of them have stripes. How many cats have stripes?
8 cats have stripes
I have 36 feet of fence, 3/4 of it is painted blue, how much of the fence is NOT painted blue?
9 feet is not painted blue.
I have 27 robots, 3/9 of them make noise, how many robots make noise?
9
I have a stamp that is 3/5 of an inch wide and 1/6 of an inch tall. what is the area of my stamp?
3/30 of a square inch.
Sean needs 3/5 of a cup of oil to bake his cake. How many cakes can he bake with 6 cups of oil?
10
Mrs. Turner is making cupcakes. She has 4 cans of frosting, and it takes 2/5 of a can to frost one cupcake. How many cupcakes can she frost with all 4 cans?
She can frost 10 cupcakes.
Mrs. Turner is making pasta for dinner. She has three packages of pasta. If it takes 1/5 of a package to feed one person, how many people can she feed with three packages?
She can feed 15 people.
I have 36 feet of fence, 3/4 of it is painted blue. How much of the fence is painted blue?
27 feet
Julia says that 2/5 x 3/4 is the same as 3/4 x 2/5. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
I agree because _____
Michael has 2/3 of his pizza left. He wants to grab a slice and share it with 8 other people. How much will each person get?
2/27
My candy bar is 1 1/2 feet long, by 2/3 feet wide. What is the area of my candy bar?
It is 1 square foot.
Mrs. Turner is making 14 cupcakes. She has 4 cans of frosting, and it takes 2/5 of a can to frost one cupcake. How many cupcakes will NOT get frosted?
4
What strategy should I use to find 2/3 of 22?
Standard multiplication because ____
1 2/3 x 1/2
5/6
Create a word problem that has the equation 4 divided by 3/5 and then solve
_______________________ 20/3 = 6 2/3
Sara has 15 pencils. Only 3/4 of them have erasers. How many of Sara's pencils have erasers?
11 and 1/4
Sara has 15 pencils. Only 3/4 of them have erasers. How many of Sara's pencils DO NOT have erasers?
3 and 3/4