Fraction Multiplication
Multiply 1/2 x 2/3
2/6
Divide 1/2 by 2/3
3/4
A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?
2/3 divided by 2 = 2/6
How many 1/4 cup servings are in 3/4 cup of cereal?
4/12 or 1/3
First, multiply 2/3 by 1/4, then divide your answer by 1/2. Make sure to simplify if necessary.
2/12 divided by 1/2 = 4/12 which simplifies to 1/3
Multiply 3/4 x 1/5
3/20
Divide 3/4 by 1/5
15/4 or 3 3/4
John ate 3/4 of a pizza. If the pizza had 12 slices, how many slices did John eat?
12 x 3/4 = 24/4 = 6
If 2/3 of a pie is shared equally among 4 people, what fraction of the pie does each person get?
2/3 divided by 4 = 2/12 or 1/6
First, divide 3/4 by 2/3, then multiply your answer by 1/5. Make sure to simplify if necessary.
9/8 x 1/5 =9/40
Multiply 2/5 x 5/6
10/30 or 1/3
Divide 2/5 by 5/6
12/25
A garden is 2/5 of an acre. If 1/3 of the garden is used for flowers, how much of an acre is used for flowers?
2/5 x 1/3 = 2/15
A rope is 5/6 of a meter long. If it is cut into pieces that are each 1/3 of a meter long, how many pieces will there be?
5/6 divided by 1/3 = 15/6 = 2 3/6 or 2 1/2
First, add 5/6 + 1/3, then multiply your answer by 2/5. Make sure to simplify if necessary.
7/6 x 2/5 =14/30 which simplifies to 7/15
Multiply 4/7 x 3/8
12/56 or 6/48 or 1/8
Divide 4/7 by 3/8
32/21
A painter used 3/5 of a gallon of paint to paint 2/3 of a wall. How much paint would be needed for the entire wall?
6/15 or 2/5
It takes 3/4 of an hour to drive to work. If someone has driven 1/2 of the way, how much time have they spent driving?
1/2 divided by 3/4 = 4/6 = 2/3
First, solve 7/8 - 1/4, then divide your answer by 3/4. Make sure to simplify if necessary.
5/8 divided by 3/4 = 20/24= 10/12= 5/6
Multiply 5/9 x 6/10
30/90 or 3/9 or 1/3
Divide 5/9 by 6/10
50/54. 25/27
A factory produces 5/8 of its daily quota of toys in the morning. If the daily quota is 2400 toys, how many toys were produced in the morning?
5/81,500 x 2400 = 12,000 divided by 8 = 1,500
A container holds 7/8 of a gallon of water. If the water is poured into smaller bottles each holding 1/16 of a gallon, how many bottles can be filled?
7/8 divided by 1/16 = 112/8 = 14 bottles
First, solve 2/5 x 3/4, then solve 1/2 รท 2/3. Finally, add these two fractions together to get the final answer. Make sure to simplify if necessary.
6/20 + 3/4 (which is equivalent to 15/20) = 21/20. Simplified, this is 1 1/20.