Fractions: Multiply/Divide
Find (2/3) x 9
Show steps or explain thinking
6
3 friends equally share 1/2 of a pie. How much does each friend get? Show the fraction.
1/6 of the pie
Compute 36 × 7
252
Write 347.392 in expanded form using place values
300+40+7+0.3+0.09+0.002
What is the value of the digit 7 in 7,482?
7 thousand
Calculate (3/4) x (2x5)
Show how you get to the numerators and denominator. Bonus points for simplifying!
6/20 or 3/10
How many 1/3-cup servings are in 4 cups of cereal? Show equation and answer.
12 servings
Multiply 428 × 6
2,568
Which is greater: 0.506 or 0.56? Explain by comparing place values.
0.56 > 0.506
0 hundredths is less than 6 hundredths
8,405 − 3,978 = ?
4,427
A recipe needs (2/5) of a cup of sugar. If you make 10 batches, how many cups of sugar do you need? Show work.
20/5 or 4 cups of sugar
If a board is 2 1/2 feet long, and you cut it into five equal pieces, how long is each piece? Show calculation.
5/10 or 1/2 foot
Evaluate 6 × (4 + 3) − 5
37
Add 12.37 + 4.605. Show proper alignment in your answer.
16.975
Use place-value reasoning to show why 1,000 × 47 = 47,000
Digits transfer to the left 3 times making the value 1,000 times greater
Compute (1/6) ÷ 3.
Show your work or explain your thinking.
1/18
Without multiplying, determine whether (5/6) × 2 is greater than, equal to, or less than 2.
Less than 2. When you multiply a whole number by a fraction, the value becomes smaller.
A box holds 24 pencils. If you buy 13 boxes, then give away 56 pencils, how many pencils remain?
256
Compute 3.4 × 0.2 and show why the decimal place in the product is where it is.
0.68
Divide 6,743 ÷ 9. Give quotient and remainder
749.22
How is (1/2) × 0.6 equal to 0.3? Show a model or steps that explain why.
1/2 x 6/10= 3/10
A teacher has 7/8 of a yard of ribbon. She uses (1/4) of that amount for a project, then cuts the remainder into 3 equal pieces. How much ribbon is in each of the 3 pieces? Show all steps.
7/32 of a yard
Multiply 234 × 17. Show work using an area model or standard algorithm.
3,978
Round 5.6789 to the nearest thousandth and explain the rule used.
5.679
Compute 45.6 ÷ 3 and explain method and reasoning.
15.2