Whole number x fraction
4 x 1/2
4/2 or 2
1/2 x 1/2
1/4
A baker is making 4 batches of cookies. For each batch, she uses 1/3 of a cup of sugar. How many cups of sugar does she use in total for all 4 batches?
4/3 or 1 and 1/3
12/11
1 and 1/11
2/6 (what can you divide both the top & bottom by?)
1/3
7 x 1/5
7/5 or 1 and 2/5
2/3 x 1/3
2/3
Lena is filling water bottles for a camping trip. Each water bottle holds 2/3 of a liter of water. If she fills 2 identical bottles, how many liters of water does she use in total?
4/3 or 1 and 1/3
8/3
2 and 2/3
5/15 (what can you divide both the top & bottom by?)
1/3
5 x 2/6
10/6 or 1 and 4/6 or 1 and 2/3
5/6 x 2/3
10/18 or 5/9
Lena has a garden that’s divided into sections. One-fourth of the garden is planted with flowers, and two-thirds of that flower section is filled with sunflowers. What fraction of the entire garden is filled with sunflowers?
2/12 or 1/6
22/5
2 and 2/5
8/20 (what can you divide both the top & bottom by?)
2/5
10 x 1/2
10/2 or 5
7/8 x 4/5
28/40 or 7/10
Jen is making a big batch of cookies. The recipe calls for 4/6 of a cup of sugar. She only wants to make 3/5 of the recipe. How much sugar should Lena use?
12/30 or 2/5
52/10
5 and 2/10 or 5 and 1/5
27/45 (what can you divide both the top & bottom by?)
3/5
12 x 3/10
36/10 or 3 and 6/10 or 3 and 3/5
5/4 x 4/4 (make it easy for yourself and remember what 4/4 would be equivalent to)
20/16 or 5/4 or 1 and 1/4 or 1 and 4/20
Emma is making a fruit smoothie. She uses 7/9 of a cup of orange juice and wants to use 2/9 of that amount of juice in the smoothie. How much of a cup of orange juice does Emma use in the smoothie?
14/81
87/9
9 and 6/9 or 9 and 2/3
49/63 (what can you divide both the top & bottom by?)
7/9