Multiplying Fractions
3/8 x 8/9
1/3
3 x 1/6
1/2
Leah makes aprons to sell at a craft fair. She needs 3/4 yards of material to make each apron. How much material does she need to make 6 aprons?
4 1/2 yards
7/8 X 3/5 --- WILL THE ANSWER BE GREATER THAN, LESS THAN, OR EQUAL TO 3/5?
9 x 5
45
4/9 x 4/5
16/45
1/8 x 20
2 1/2
Jody has a 5-pound bag of potatoes. She uses 4/5 of the bag to make potato salad. How many pounds of potatoes does Jody use for potato salad?
4 pounds
5/8 x 6 - Will the answer be greater than, less than, or equal to 5/8?
1/2 + 2/3 =
1 1/6
2/3 x 8/8
2/3
2/3 x 27
18
Marco drew 20 pictures. He drew 3/4 of them i art class. How many pictures did Marco draw in art class?
15 pictures
6/11 x 1 --- will the answer be greater than, less than, or equal to 6/11?
Equal To
598 x 103
598000
1/12 x 2/3
1/18
8 1/3 x 3/5
5
Jake can carry 6 1/4 pounds of wood in from the barn. His father can carry 1 5/7 times as much as Jake. How many pounds can Jake's father carry?
10 5/7 pounds
5 x 1/3 -- will the answer be greater than, less than, or equal to 1/3?
Greater than
0.57 + 0.91 =
1.48
2/7
4 2/5 x 10
44
There was a company with 35 workers. 3/5 of those workers were men. Of those men, only 1/3 of them worked full time. How many men worked full time for this company?
7 men
4/5 x 9/9 -- will the answer be greater than, less than, or equal to 4/5??
Equal To
144/12
12