Multiplying Fractions by a Whole Number

Multiply by Unit Fraction

100

3 x 1/2

What is 1 1/2

200

3 x 1/6

What is 1/2 the city blocks.

300

8 x 1/2

What is 4 cups

400

4 x 1/7

What is 4/7

500

5 x 1/3

What is 1 2/3

Multiply by Fraction

100

8 x 3/4

What is 6

200

4 x 3/4

What is 3

300

9 x 3/8

What is 3 3/8

400

3 x 5/6

What is 2 3/6 or 2 1/2

500

8 x 3/7

What is 3 3/7

Word Problems

100

Caitlin collected 1/5 of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Isoroku collected 9 times as many bins as Caitlin. How many bins of bottles did Isoroku collect?

What is 1 4/5 bins of bottles

200

Carson uses 3 cups of vinegar in his salad dressing recipe. How much vinegar would Carson use to make 1/2 of a recipe?

What is 1 1/2 cups

300

Wade owns 6 acres of farmland. He grows beets on 3/5 of the land. On how many acres of land does Wade grow beets?

What is 3 3/5 acres

400

Annie operates an orange juice stand. On Monday she used 8 bags of oranges. On Tuesday she used 2/5 as many oranges as on Monday. How many bags of oranges did Annie use on Tuesday?

What is 3 1/5 bags

500

Last month, Todd and Denise sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Denise sold 3 times as much candy as Todd did. If Todd sold 4/5 of a box of candy, how many boxes of candy did Denise sell?

What is 2 2/5 boxes

Multiply by Mixed Number

100

7 x 2 1/3

What is 16 1/3

200

2 x 4 3/10

What is 8 6/10

300

3 x 2 1/2

What is 7 1/2

400

2 x 2 3/8

What is 4 6/8

500

2 1/4 x 4

What is 9