Fraction Multiplication
1/3 x 1/4
1/12
1/9 x 45
5
8/11 divided by 2/3
24/22 or 1 2/22 or 1 1/11
Nick walked 3/5 of a mile to his friend's house. 5/8 of the way there, he stopped to rest. How far of a mile did Nick go before he stopped?
3/5 x 5/8 = 15/40 or 3/8
Division or multiplication?
There was 5/8 of a pumpkin pie left. Alex ate 1/3 of it. How much of the total pie did Alex eat?
Multiplication
4/9 x 2/3
8/27
2/3 of 21
14
2/3 divided by 1/9
18/3 or 6
Luna said that 6 divided by 1/2 is the same as 1/2 of 6 so the answer must be 3. Is Luna correct? Why or why not?
No she is not correct. 1/2 of 6 would be the same as 1/2 x 6. 6 divided by 1/2 is the same thing as
6 x 2/1 which =12
Zander is making individual desserts for a dinner party. He has 3/4 of a cup of whipped cream, and he wants to put 1/8 of a cup of whipped cream on each dessert. How many desserts can he make?
division
9/2 x 1/5
9/10
21 x 4/7
12
4 divided by 2/9
36/2 or 18/1 or 18
Yesterday Paula made brownies. Her and her friends ate 4/9 of the pan right away. Later Paula's brother ate 2/7 of the leftovers. How much of the whole brownie did Paula's brother eat?
4/9 x 2/7 = 8/63
Tess wants to make throw pillows for her couch. She has 6 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 of a yard of fabric. How many pillows can she make?
Division
18/4 x 7/5
126/20 or 6 6/20 or 6 3/10
8/3 x 24
64
13 divided by 3/8
104/3 or 34 2/3
Matt planted a garden. He used 2/3 of the garden for vegetables. Of that 2/3 he used 5/12 for carrots. How much of the garden was used for carrots?
2/3 x 5/12 = 10/36 or 5/18
Pam's bakery made 24 cupcakes. Each cupcake weighed 2/15 of a pound. They packed 6 cupcakes in each box. How much did 1 box weigh?
Multiplication
143/150 x 4/13
572/1950 or 286/975
4/17 of 85
20
7/4 divided by 2/9
63/8 or 7 7/8
Marco wants to make a pool in his backyard. He would like the dimensions of the rectangular pool to be 5/9 of a mile by 3/13 of a mile. What would the area of this pool be?
5/9 x 3/13 = 15/117 or 5/39
Make 1 fraction multiplication word problem and one division word problem using these 2 numbers
2/5 and 6/13
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