Multiplication with fractions
Multiplying Mixed numbers:
1/3 x 3/10
3/30 or 1/10
Dividing Mixed numbers by whole numbers
1/2 ÷ 2=
1/4
Fractions x whole numbers:
3/5 times 3
9/5
Whole numbers / fractions:
12 ÷ 1/2
24
Mr. Sharma spends 5 minutes driving to the gym. This is 1/4 of the time he spends driving to work. How many minutes does Mr. Sharma spend driving to work?
20 minutes
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed numbers:
3/4 x 5/6 =
15/24
Dividing Whole by a Mixed number
3 ÷ 1/2 =
6
Fraction multiplication:
4/7 times 4/3 =
16/21
fractions / fractions
7/8 divided by 3/4 =
28/24
Lisa ran 7/8 of a 5 mile race. How far did Lisa run?
4 3/8 mile
Multiplying Mixed numbers
3/5 x 5/12
15/60 or 1/4
Dividing Mixed numbers by Mixed numbers:
12÷ 4/5
15
Multiplying fractions
3/4 times 5/8
15/32
Fractions / fractions:
5/8 ÷ 1/2
10/8
Jenny cut a 20 foot rope into 2/3 foot pieces. How many pieces did she have?
30 pieces
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed numbers:
4/5 x 5/6=
20/30 or 2/3
3÷1/4
12
Multiplying whole numbers and fractions
4 times 3/4 =
12/4
whole number / fraction
12 divided by 3/9
108/3
Jimmy had 1/2 a cake left. He shares what's left with 3 friends. If they use the same size pieces as before, how many pieces of cake were there to start with?
There were 8 pieces
Multiplying Mixed numbers:
5/3 times 3/4
15/12, 1 3/12, 1 1/4
Dividing whole numbers by mixed numbers:
6 ÷ 5/4=
4 4/5
Multiplying fractions
9/10 times 9/10 =
81/100
Fraction divided by whole number:
7/12 divided by 8
7/96
Adesh reads 1/8 of his book each night. If he reads 28 pages each night, how many pages is the book?
224 pages