Multiply
3/5 x 6/7
18/35
5 / 1/4
20
Sally and her 3 friends equally share 3 pizzas. How much of one pizza do they each get?
3 / 4 pizza
13/4 x 5/8 = x
Will the product be greater than, less than, or equal to 5/8.
Greater - 13/4 is greater than 1.
For snack, Mrs. Lango gives the teachers candy bars. She has a package of 30 candy bars to share equally among the 12 teachers. How many candy bars will each teacher get?
2 1/2 candy bars
12/15 x 10/20
2/5
8 / 5
1 3/5
For the banquet, Tim must cut and equally divide 10 cakes over 6 platters. How many cakes are on each platter?
1 2/3 cakes
5/3 x 7
Would the product be greater than, less than, or equal to 7?
Greater - 5/3 is larger than 1
Sam has a piece of ribbon that is 30 feet long. He wants to cut the ribbon into pieces to make bow. How many pieces can he cut if each piece is 1/2 foot long?
60 pieces
7x 1/7
1
1/4 / 8
1/32
Molly has 1/4 hour to warm up for her swim meet. She must complete each of 5 different stretches. How long, in hours, does she spend on each type of stretch if she spends an equal amount of time on each type of stretch without breaks?
1/4 / 5 = 1/20 hour
1/8 x 2/5
Would the product be greater than, less than, or equal to 1/8?
Less than. 2/5 is less than 1.
Of the stamps in Greg's collection, 12/17 are blue. Of those stamps, 2/3 have polka dots. What fraction of the stamps have are blue and have polka dots?
8/17
3 x 1 2/4
12
1/5 / 2/3
3/10
Mark has 3 turtles. This is 1/6 the number of turtles that Sally has. How many turtles does Sally have?
18 turtles
1/5 x 5/5
Would the product be greater than, less than, or equal to 1/5?
Equal to.
5/5 is equal to 1.
A square post it note has a height and width of 3 1/2 inches. Will the area of the post it note be greater than or less than 3 1/2 square inches? Explain how you know and then find the actual area.
Greater because you are multiplying by more than 1.
12 1/4 square inches
1 2/3 x 4 3/6
7 1/2
11 / 5
2 1/5
Mary and her 4 other family members are sharing 3 waffles. How much waffle will each person get?
3/ 5 = 3/5 of a waffle
5/9 x 7/6
Would the product be greater than, less than, or equal to 5/9?
Greater than.
7/6 is greater than 1.
Mary has 4 dogs. This is 2/3 the number of dogs that Kristin has. How many dogs does Kristin have?
4 / 2/3 = 6 dogs
Think. 2/3 x ______ = 4
Related fact - 4 / 2/3 = 6