Multiplying Fractions
4 x 1/5
4/5
Ryan starts a dog walking business. He promises 6 neighbors that he will walk each of the dogs for 1/4 mile. How far will Ryan walk in all?
1 1/2 or 6/4
2 2/12
26/12
4/2
2
4/6
4 x 1/6
3 x 3/9
9/9 or 1
Mrs. McCarthy has 4 pieces of cloth for her quilt. Each piece is 3/5 yard long. How long will her quilt be?
2 2/5 or 12/5
3 1/5
16/5
20/5
5/8
5 x 1/8
7 x 4/5
5 3/5 or 28/5
A cookie recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. How much sugar will be needed to make 5 batches?
3 1/3 or 10/3
8 5/6
53/6
15/4
3 3/4
12/10
12 x 1/10
5 x 6/12
2 1/2 or 30/12
Each 4th grade class collected 1/2 of a box of canned goods. There are 3 classes. How many boxes of canned goods were collected in all?
1 1/2 or 3/2
3 4/12
40/12
10/3
3 1/3
20/6
20 x 1/6
12 x 6/10
72/10 or 7 2/10
Tammy uses 2 2/3 gallons of water on her plants once a week. How much water does she use in 3 weeks?
8 gallons
12 3/8
99/8
23/5
4 3/5
157/5
157 x 1/5