Multiplication with mixed numbers
Multiplying Mixed numbers:
6 2/3 x 3 3/10
22
Dividing Mixed numbers by whole numbers
1/2 ÷ 2/1 =
1/4
1/4 of 6
6/4 = 1 1/2
Fractions x whole numbers:
3/5 x 3
9/5 or 1 4/5
Maria has a ribbon that is 4 1/2 feet long. She needs to cut it into pieces that are each 1 1/2 feet long for a craft project. How many pieces can she cut?
3 pieces
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed numbers:
3/4 x 2 5/6 =
17/8 or 2 1/8
Dividing Whole by a Mixed number
3 ÷ 1/2 =
6
2/4 divided by 9/11
22/36 = 11/18
Fraction multiplication:
4/7 x 4/3 =
16/21
A baker has 2 1/2 cups of sugar. A cookie recipe needs 1 1/4 cups to make one batch. How many batches of cookies can the baker make?
2 batches
Multiplying Mixed numbers
3 3/5 x 5 5/12
19 1/2
2/6 ÷ 1/4 =
8/6 or 2 2/6
12 3/5 div 3 6/9
3 72/165 = 3 24/44
Multiplying fractions
3/4 x 5/8
15/32
A carpenter has a long wooden board that is 10 1/2 feet long. He needs to cut it into shelves that are each 1 3/4 feet long. How many shelves can he cut from the board?
6 shelves
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed numbers:
1 4/5 x 5/6=
3/2 or 1 1/2
3/5 ÷ 3/4 =
12/15
1/8 X 1 & 1/3
4/24
Multiplying whole numbers and fractions
4 x 3/4 =
12/4 or 3
Jamal is painting posters for the school play. It takes him 1 1/2 hours to paint one poster. How many posters can he finish if he works for 5 1/4 hours?
3 posters and half of another
Multiplying Mixed numbers:
3 1/5 x 3 1/6 =
10 4/30 or 304/30
Dividing whole numbers by mixed numbers:
6 ÷ 2 1/4=
2 6/9 or 2 2/3
2 1/3 x 4
28/3
Multiplying fractions
9/10 x 9/10 =
81/100
A gardener has a large watering can that holds 3 1/3 gallons of water. He uses 1 1/6 gallons to water each large plant. How many plants can he water?
2 plants