Multiplying Fractions
1/4 xx 2/5
1/10
1/2 -: 1/4
2
3 1/4 xx 4
13
Melinda saw that 1/4 of her shirts had buttons. Of these shirts, 5/6 of them had long sleeves. What fraction of Melinda’s shirts had buttons and long sleeves?
5/24
of Melinda's shirts
7/8xx4/5
7/10
4/5-:3/10
2 2/3
9-: 3/4
12
Melanie had 2/3 cups of chocolate chips. She was putting the chocolate chips into snack bags so that each bag held 1/6 cup of chocolate chips. How many bags did she fill?
4 snack bags
3/4xx4/5
3/5
4/5 -:5/6
24/25
6 1/8 -: 2 3/4
2 5/22
Megan has 5/8 cup of brown sugar. Her recipe calls for 1/4 cup of brown sugar. How many batches can she make?
2 1/2 batches
2/3xx9/10
3/5
5/7 -:1/6
4 2/7
2 2/5 xx 1 3/7
3 3/7
Daniel made 3 1/2 batches of jam and ended with 14 7/16 cups of jam. If each batch makes an equal number of cups of jam, how many cups were in each batch?
4 1/8 cups
8/9xx7/12
14/27
3/4-:3/5
1 1/4
4 2/5 -: 3/4
5 13/15
Bryson built a moat around his block castle out of large blocks. Each block was
6 1/2
inches long. The moat measured
123 1/2
inches in length. How many blocks did he use?
19 blocks