Multiplying Fractions
1/2 * 5/4 =
5/8
4/5 divided by 4
1/5
What is the reciprocal of 3?
1/3
Divya arrives at a bake sale and 4/5 of the brownie pan is available. She buys 3/4 of it. What fraction of the whole brownie pan did Divya buy?
3/5 of the whole brownie pan
3 * 5/3 =
5
1/2 divided by 2/3
3/4
What is the reciprocal of 5/9?
9/5
A car dealership has a lot that is 7/8 full of cars. During a big promotion, customers bought 2/3 of the cars in the lot. After the promotion, what fraction of the lot of cars was purchased?
7/12 of the whole lot
10/3 * 10/6
50/9 or 5 5/9
10 divided by 1/4
40
What is the reciprocal of 1/7?
7
Cody lived 8 miles from his school. He rode his bike 2/5 of the way, got a flat tire, and then walked the rest. How far did he ride his bike?
16/5 miles or 3 1/5 miles
2/7*4 1/5
6/5
5/9 divided by 1/3
5/3 or 1 2/3
What is the reciprocal of 6/5?
5/6
4 boxes of nails
1/2 * 1 1/2 =
3/4
8 2/3 div 2/3
13
What is the reciprocal of a/b?
b/a
Cathy is making batches of chocolate chip cookies for a bake sale. Each batch calls for 3/4 of a cup of chocolate chips. She has a BJ's sized bag of chocolate chips that contains 9 cups. How many batches of chocolate chip cookies can she make?
12 batches YUM!