Multiplying Fractions/Mixed Numbers
Dividing Fractions/Mixed Numbers
Estimate Products
Make an Organized List Problem-Solving
Properties of Multiplication
100
36 x 1/3
12
100
2 divided by 1/2
4
100
4 and 3/8 x 5 and 7/12
4 x 6 = 24
100
Kim plays a spinner game with two different spinners. Spinner A has 2 different fractions on it and Spinner B has 3 different fractions on it. How many different combinations can Kim make when she spins both spinners?
6 combinations
100
Name the property shown. 1/2 x 3 x 0 = 0
Zero Property
200
2/5 x 1/4
1/10
200
What is the reciprocal of 4?
1/4
200
5 x 2 and 3/4
5 x 3 = 15
200
Alex has pencils that are red, blue, and white. He has erasers that are in the shapes of circle, square, and triangle. If he chooses one pencil and one eraser from each group, how many combinations can he make?
9 combinations
200
Name the property described. The way factors are grouped does not change the product.
Associative Product
300
9/20 x 2/45
1/50
300
5/12 divided by 15
1/36
300
3/5 x 43
3/5 x 45 = 27
300
Dave has this list of fractions: 1/4, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/5. He wants to multiply all the fractions on the list by every other fraction on the list. Name all the possible products he could make.
1/8, 1/12, 1/5, 1/6, 1/10, and 1/15
300
Write an example to show the Commutative Property.
Answers vary.
400
7 and 1/5 x 3/8 x 2 and 2/9
6
400
2/3 divided by ? = 1/6 What is ?
4
400
250 and 1/12 x 705 and 7/12
500 x 300 = 150,000
400
Ms. Goehring has 3 sets of shapes. One set has a square and a triangle. The other set has a rectangle and a circle. The last set has a rhombus and a trapezoid. If she chooses one shape from each set, how many different combinations can she make?
8 combinations
400
Rewrite the following equation using the Distributive Property. (1/2 + 3/4) x 3
(1/2 x 3) + (3/4 x 3)
500
1 and 1/4 x 8 and 7/8 x 24
266 and 1/4
500
7 and 7/8 divided by 2 and 1/6
3 and 33/52
500
479 and 3/4 x 3/8
480 x 3/8 = 180
500
Julie has 7 different-colored shirts and 3 different-colored pants. How many outfits can she make?
21 outfits
500
Solve. 5/12 x (1/2 x 3)
5/8