Multiplying Fractions
1/2 x 4
What is 2
5 x 9/4 = ?
3 x 1/2 = ?
What is 1 1/2
9 x 1/1 = ?
What is 9.
If you buy 3 packs of gum and each pack has 1/4 of a pound, how much gum do you have in total?
What is 3/4.
If you have 3 pizzas and each pizza is cut into 1/8 slices, how many slices do you have in total?
What is 3/8
Explain why multiplying 6 by 5/3 gives a number greater than 6.
Because 5/3 is greater than a whole so 5/3 x 6 is greater than 6.
Why does 5 x 2/3 equal something that is less than 5?
15 x 7/7 = ?
What is 15.
A recipe uses 2 cups of milk. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much milk do you need?
What is 1.
3/4 x 8
What is 6
7 x 11/5 = ?
What is 15 2/5
8 x 3/4 = ?
What is 6.
Why does 17 x 9/9 equal 17?
Because 9/9 is a whole and anything times one whole is itself.
You read 2/5 of a book each day. How much of the book will you have read after 3 days?
What is 1 1/5.
A recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup of sugar. If you want to make 5 batches, how much sugar do you need?
What is 3 1/3
4 x 12/8 = ? Is the answer greater than 4? Why?
What is 8. The answer is greater than 4 because 12/8 is greater than a whole.
If you have 10 apples and you keep 3/5 of them, how many apples do you have left?
What is 2.
12 x 5/5 = ?
What is 12.
If a car travels 3/10 of a mile every minute, how far does it travel in 7 minutes?
What is 2 1/10
If a gardener plants 3/5 of a row with flowers and there are 10 rows, how many rows are planted with flowers?
What are 6 rows are planted
1 x 120/60 =
What is 2
12 x 7/8 =
What is 10 4/8 or 10 1/2.
50 x 11/11 = ?
A class has 20 students. If 3/4 of them are boys, how many boys are in the class?
What is 15.