Fraction Multiplication
Multiply 1/2 x 2/3
2/6
Divide 1/2 by 3
A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?
1/3
How many 1/4 cup servings are in 3/4 cup of cereal?
4/12 or 1/3
1/4 + 1/3
7/12
Multiply 3/4 x 1/5
3/20
Divide 6 by 1/3
18
John ate 3/4 of a pizza. If the pizza had 12 slices, how many slices did John eat?
12 x 3/4 = 36/4 = 9
If 2/3 of a pie is shared equally among 4 people, what fraction of the pie does each person get?
2/3 divided by 4 = 2/12 or 1/6
4/5 - 1/2
3/10
Multiply 2/5 x 5/6
10/30 or 1/3
Divide 1/5 by 5
1/25
A garden is 2/5 of an acre. If 1/3 of the garden is used for flowers, how much of an acre is used for flowers?
2/5 x 1/3 = 2/15
A rope is 5/6 of a meter long. If it is cut into pieces that are each 1/3 of a meter long, how many pieces will there be?
5/6 divided by 1/3 = 15/6 = 2 3/6 or 2 1/2
Each 5th grade class has 21 students. If Mr. Pellittiere buys 6 pizzas and cuts each of them into 8 slices, in how many classes can everyone get their own slice? How many would be left over?
2 classes. 6 left over.
Multiply 4/7 x 3/8
1/8
Divide 1/7 by 3
1/21
Sawyer studies for his math test for 1 4/6 of an hour. If he listens to music for two thirds of that time, how many hours did me listen to music for?
1 1/9 hours
It takes 3/4 of an hour to drive to work. If someone has driven 1/2 of the way, how much time have they spent driving?
1/2 divided by 3/4 = 4/6 = 2/3
1 2/3 + 3/5
2 4/15
Multiply 1 5/9 x 6/10
14/15
15 divided by 1/2
30
2/3
A container holds 7/8 of a gallon of water. If the water is poured into smaller bottles each holding 1/16 of a gallon, how many bottles can be filled?
7/8 divided by 1/16 = 112/8 = 14 bottles
(2/6 x 1/2) + (1/4 รท 3)
1/4