Multiply Whole Numbers
& Fractions
& Fractions
1/10 x 8
8/10
1/7 x 1/8
1/56
8 ÷ 1/5
40
Blake has 5/8 pounds of cheese. He uses 3/5 of the cheese to make dinner. Then he uses 3/4 of the remaining cheese to pack his lunch. How many pounds of cheese does Blake have left?
Blake has 1/16 pound of cheese left.
Write an expression to represent the statement:
The difference between 3/4 and 2/7 , doubled
(3/4 - 2/7) x 2
3/2 x 3
9/2 or 4 1/2
6/7 x 10/3
60/21 or 2 20/21
1/4 ÷ 9
1/36
Mr. Perez needs to put 24 books on his bookshelf. Each book is 7/8 inches wide. The bookshelf is 2 feet wide. Will all the books fit on the shelf? Explain.
Yes, all the books will fit on the bookshelf. The shelf is 2 feet wide or 24 inches wide and the total width of all the books is 21 inches.
Write an expression to represent the statement:
3/5 the sum of 1/6 and 2/3
3/5 x (1/6 +4/6)
Maggie cuts LED lights that are 12 feet long into two pieces of different lengths. The shorter piece is 1/3 of the total length. What expression represents the length of the shorter piece?
1/3 x 12
6/4 x 13/7
78/28 or 2 22/28
Lisa has 5 pints of milk. She pours all the milk into glasses. If Lisa pours 1/3 pint of milk into each glass, how many glasses does she use?
Write an expression to solve the problem, then solve.
5÷1/3 = 15
A student misses 1/5 of the 5 dozen baseballs their coach pitches to them. How many baseballs do they miss?
They miss 12 baseballs.
(1/5 +1/2) x (3/4 - 1/6)
49/120
Which expression results in a product greater than 4?
MUST EXPLAIN HOW YOU KNOW
3/4 x 4 or 5/4 x 4
5/4 x 4 because anytime a fraction greater than 1 is multiplied by a whole number, the product is always greater than the whole number being multiplied.
Miss Song's favorite brand of almonds is sold in bags that weigh 7/8 pounds. She buys 1 bag of almonds at the store and she has 1/2 of a bag of almonds at home. What is the total weight of Miss Song's almonds?
The total weight of Miss Song's almonds is 21/16 or 1 5/16
Mrs. Turner has 1/4 pound of crushed candy canes left after making Christmas bark. She wants to split this amount equally among 8 students who helped her clean up. How much candy cane does each student get?
1/32
270 muffins wre made for a school bake sale. After 4/5 of the muffins were sold, 1/3 of the remaining muffins were given away. The rest of the muffins are shared equally between the 8 students working the bake sale. How many muffins does each student get?
Each student gets 4 1/2 muffins.
Write >, =, or < to compare.
7/8 of the sum of 1/3 and 7/10 _____ 7/8 x (1/3 + 7/10)
=
Which scenario can be solved with the following expression:
3/7 x 14
A. Henry has 3/7 of a large bag of chips to share with his 14 friends. What fraction of the bag will each person get?
B. Roger has 14 pounds of sand. If he uses 3/7 of the pounds of sand, how many pounds did he use?
C. Nina has 14 inches of yarn. She needs to cut the yar into 3/7 inch pieces. How many 3/7 pieces of ribbon can she make out of the 14 inches.
D. Sonya has 14 feet of string to make friendship bracelets. If she uses 3/7
B. Roger has 14 pounds of sand. If he uses 3/7 of the pounds of sand, how many pounds did he use?
5/9 of the animals in the pet show are dogs. 3/5 of the dogs are poodles. What fraction of the animals in the pet show are poodles?
15/45 of the animals in the pet show are poodles.
Create a word problem that can be solved by evaluating the given expression. Then, find the answer to your word problem.
6 ÷ 1/8
48
The workers at a snack bar make a total of 120 bags of popcorn during a basketball game. They sell 5/6 of the popcorn. They give 1/2 of the remaining popcorn to the players. Then the 7 students who work at the snack bar share equally the popcorn that is left over. How many bags of popcorn does each student get?
Each student gets 1 3/7 bags of popcorn.
Gracie wrote the following equation:
6 x 1/2 + 3/4 + 1/4 = 7 3/4
Determine where to put parenthesis to make the equation true.
6 x (1/2 +3/4+1/4) = 7 3/4