4.9 Fractions

Rewrite the fraction as a product of unit fractions.

5/8

• 1/5 x 5 = 5/8
• 5 x 1/8 = 5/8
• 1 x 5/8 = 5/8
• 5 x 5/8 = 5/8

Rewrite the fraction as a product of unit fractions.
9/5

• 9 x 1/9 = 9/5
• 1 x 1/5 = 9/5
• 1 x 9/5 = 9/5
• 1/5 x 9 = 9/5

Rewrite each multiplication expression using a unit fraction. Solve the equation. 
3 x 5/7 =

• (3 x 5) = 15/7
• 1 x 15/7 = 15/7
• 15 x 1/7 = 15/7
• (3 x 5) x 1/7 = 8/7

Rewrite each multiplication expression using a unit fraction. Solve the equation. 
6 x 4/8 =

• 6 x 4/8 = 24/8
• 4 x 6/8 = 24/8
• 1 x 24/8 = 24/8
• 24 x 1/8 = 24/8

Ms. Thompson's new puppy weighed 6 2/6 pounds when she brought him home. He now weighs 5 times as much. How much does he weigh now?

• 4 2/6 x 4 = 16 
• 6 2/6 x 4 = 24 8/6
• 6 2/6 x 5 = 30 10/6
• 6 2/6 x 5 = 11 10/6

If each person at a party will eat 3/9 of a pound of roast beef, and there will be nine people at the party, how many pounds of roast beef will be needed?

• 3/9 x 9 = 27/9
• 1/9 x 9 = 9/9
• 3/9 x 6 = 18/9
• 3/9 x 10 = 30/9