Multiplying Fractions
1/2 x 3/4
3/8
2/3 DIVIDED BY 4/5
5/6
CAROLINE HAD A PAN OF LASAGNA 3/4 FULL. SOME FRIENDS VISITED HER AND ATE 2/3 OF WHAT WAS IN THE PAN. HOW MUCH LASAGNA DID HER FRIENDS EAT?
3/4 X 2/3= 1/2 of the pan of lasagna
JOHNNY IS MAKING PIZZAS. HE HAS 1 AND 5/6 CUPS OF MOZZARELLA CHEESE. IF HE USES 2/3 OF A CUP OF CHEESE TO MAKE 1 PIZZA, HOW MANY PIZZAS CAN HE MAKE?
1 AND 5/6 DIVIDED BY 2/3= 2 AND 3/4 PIZZAS
2/5 x 1/3
2/15
2/4 DIVIDED BY 3/4
2/3
LUKE IS MAKING PIZZAS. HE STARTED WITH 4 AND 1/2 CUPS OF PEPPERONI. HE HAS USED 2/3 OF HIS PEPPERONI. HOW MANY CUPS OF PEPPERONI HAS HE USED SO FAR?
4 AND 1/2 X 2/3= 3 CUPS
ONE TEACHER WANTS TO GIVE EACH STUDENT 1/2 OF A SLICE OF PIZZA. IF THE TEACHER HAS 5 SLICES OF PIZZA, THEN HOW MANY STUDENTS WILL SHE BE ABLE TO HAND OUT PIZZA TO?
5 DIVIDED BY 1/2= 10 STUDENTS
11/15 x 10/14
11/21
2 DIVIDED BY 5/6
12/5
Frank decided to practice golfing for 1 1/6 hours each day. If he stopped practicing after 12 days, how many hours did he spend practicing.
1 1/6 x 12 = 14 hours
SARA IS CUTTING BOWS OUT OF RIBBON WHICH WILL BE USED TO WRAP GIFTS. IF SARA NEEDS 1/3 OF A FOOT OF RIBBON TO MAKE A BOW, AND SHE HAS 10 FEET OF RIBBON, THEN HOW MANY BOWS CAN SARA MAKE?
10 DIVIDED BY 1/3= 30 BOWS
1 1/2 x 8
12
2 2/3 DIVIDED BY 2 2/4
16/15
THERE WAS 5/8 OF A PIE LEFT IN THE FRIDGE. MRS. ANDERSON ATE 1/4 OF THE LEFTOVER PIE. HOW MUCH OF A PIE DID SHE HAVE?
5/8 X 1/4= 5/32 of a pie
IF A FROG CAN MOVE 1/4 OF A MILE EVERY HOUR, THEN HOW MANY HOURS WOULD IT TAKE FOR A FROG TO GO 9 MILES.
9 DIVIDED BY 1/4= 36 HOURS
5 8/11 x 2 1/3
147/11
4/5 DIVIDED by 20
1/25
5/8 OF A GROUP OF 48 STUDENTS LIKE BANANAS. HOW MANY STUDENTS LIKE BANANAS?
5/8 X 48 = 30 STUDENTS
FRED WANTS TO MAKE TARTS. TO MAKE TARTS, HE NEEDS 1/5 OF A CUP OF FLOUR PER BATCH OF TARTS. IF FRED HAS 3 CUPS OF FLOUR, THEN HOW MANY BATCHES OF TARTS CAN FRED MAKE?
3 DIVIDED BY 1/5= 15 TARTS