Finding Area
Multiplying Fractions
Word Problems
100
What is the area of the blue-shaded region?
1/3 x 2/5 = 2/15
100
1/5 xx 3/4
3/20
100
The trail is 3/4 miles long. Mai walked 1/3 of the trail. How many miles did Mai walk?
3/4 x 1/3 = 3/12
200
What is the area of the blue-shaded region?
4/5 x 2/4 = 8/20
200
5/10 xx 6/10
30/100
200
The distance from Han’s house to Priya’s house is 5/6 kilometers. Han has walked 2/3 of the way already. How many kilometers has he walked?
5/6 x 2/3 = 10/18
300
What is the area of the blue-shaded region?
5/7 x 4/6 = 20/42
300
10 xx 3/12
30/12 or 2 6/12
300
40/2 or 20 grams
400
What is the area of the shaded region? 
24/20 or 1 4/20
400
2 1/2 xx 4 1/2
45/4 or 11 1/4
400
6 2/5
500
What is the area of the shaded region?
6/3 x 1/4 = 6/12
500
4 5/6 xx 6 1/2
377/12 or 31 5/12
500
99/12 or 8 3/12