Fractions!

Multiplying Fractions

100

3/5 X 2/5

6/25

200

9 5/6   X  3/5

 5   9/10

300

What could you multiply 5 by to result in a product equal to 5? 

1/1, 2/2, 3/3, 4/4, etc..

400

9 3/4  X  6 4/9

62 5/6

500

4/5 X 3

2 2/5

Dividing Fractions

100

5   /   2/5 

12 1/2

200

1/6       /           6

1/36

300

 An artist has 8 cans of paint for empty canvas she bought at the store.  Each canvas requires 1/2 tube of paint.  How many canvases can the artist paint?  

Draw a picture to help solve the problem. 

16 canvases 

400

Jonathan shared 1/3 of his rock collection equally between 3 friends.  What fraction of the entire rock collection did each friend receive? 

1/9

500

How many 3/4 pound servings are in 12 pounds of ice cream?

16

Comparing Fractions

100

Compare: 

1/2      2/4

1/2 is equal to 2/4

200

Compare: 

4/5            2/9

4/5 is greater than 2/9

300

1/5 x 4/6                      1/3

4/30 is less than 1/3

400

2/3 x 1/4                 9/10

2/3x1/4 is less than 9/10

500

Compare: 

5/20 x 1/2             3/4

1/8 is less than 3/4

Word Problems

100

How many 1/4 servings are in 10 pounds of ice cream?

2 1/2

200

10 children share 4 granola bars equally.  How much does each child get?

2 1/2 granola bars each

300

Mr. Ferranti asked his class of 20 students how many knew how to water ski.  He found that 1/4 of the class could.  How many students knew how to water sky?

5 students

400

A 20 foot piece of foil is divided equally in 4 parts.  How long is each of the 4 sections? 

Each part is 5 ft. long

500

David's family has a large pond in his backyard.  Of the 44 fish in the tank, 1/3 of them are clown fish and 5/12 are pufferfish.  What is the total number of fish that are either clownfish or pufferfish?

5/12 +1/3 = 9/12 

9/12 X 50 = 33 fish

If you DARE

100

If you multiply 10 by a fraction greater than 1, you will get a product that is... 

a. equal to 10 

b. greater than 10 

c. less than 10 

b. greater than 10 

200

12 x 3/3 = 

a. greater than 12 

b. less than 12 

c. equal to 12

c. equal to 12

300

A local craftsman is laying down tiles.  He has completed 4/6 of the width and 3/4 of the length.  What fraction of the rug's total area is finished? 

1/2

400

DAILY DOUBLE

What is the characters name on the board? 

Colonel Sanders 

500

Give an example that shows how multiplying 4 by a fraction less than 1 results in a product less than 4. 

4 x 1/2

4 x 3/4