Fraction Faceoff
2/3 times 4/7
8/21
5 times 1/4
1 1/4
3 1/6 times 7
22 1/6
A scientist had 1/4 of a bottle of solution. She used 1/7 of the solution in an experiment. How much of the bottle did she use?
1/28
True or False: You need to find the common denominator before multiplying fractions.
False
8/9 times 4/5
32/45
6 times 3/4
4 1/2
2 1/2 times 3 1/4
8 1/8
A rectangular painting is 3 feet long and 4/5 feet wide. What is the area of the painting?
2 2/5
How do you find the area of a rectangle?
Length X Width
5/6 times 3/4
15/24 or 5/8
9 times 3/4
6 3/4
7/8 times 3 3/4
3 9/32
Jack baked a rectangular cake that was 2 feet long and 5/8 feet wide. What is the area of the cake she baked?
1 2/8
What does the word “of” usually mean in a word problem involving fractions?
Multiply
7/8 times 4/9
28/72 or 7/18
18 times 4/6
12
2 2/3 times 1 3/5
4 4/15
Sabrina ran 3 1/6 miles each day for a week. How far did she run in all?
22 1/6
Why must you convert mixed numbers before multiplying?
Because you cannot multiply whole numbers and fractions separately, and they must be written as improper fractions first.
6/6 times 4/8
1/2
63 times 5/9
35
1 9/10 times 3 3/4
7 1/8
Bob buys a canvas for his art studio that is 4 2/4 feet long and 2 1/7 feet wide. What is the area of his canvas?
9 9/13
If you multiply two fractions that are both less than 1, will your answer be greater than or less than the original numbers?
Less than both original numbers