Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Mrs. Williams had $30 to spend on items for her classroom. She bought 12 staplers and 4 pairs of scissors. Each stapler cost $0.80, and each pair of scissors cost $1.25. How much did she have left after these purchases?

• $5.00
• $9.60
• $14.60
• $15.40

• 14 Students
• 10 Students
• 16 Students
• 26 Students

Julie studied for 3 ⅓  hours during the 4 days before her last math test. If she studied for the same amount of time each day, how much time did she spend studying each day?

• 3-1/3 hours
• 1-1/5 hours
• 2/3 hours
• 13-1/3 hours

Bill earned $45 at Happy Days Drive-In. He spent ⅓ of the money on gas for his car and ⅕ of it on flowers for his girlfriend. How much money does he have left for the big date?

• $24.00
• $21.00
• $15.00
• $9.00

A piece of plywood 25 inches wide is cut into strips 2 ½ inches wide. How many strips of this width can be cut?

• 27-1/2 strips
• 20-1/2 strips
• 62- 1/2 strips
• 10 strips

An aquarium holds 6-¼ gallons of water. The water level dropped to ⅘  of this amount. How much water should be added to fill the aquarium?

• 5 gallons
• 1-1/4 gallons
• 7-1/20 gallons
• 5-9/20 gallons

A school wants to make a new playground by cleaning up an abandoned lot that is shaped like a rectangle. They give the job of planning the playground to a group of students. The students decide to use ¼  of the playground for a basketball court and ⅜  of the playground for a soccer field. How much is left for the swings and play equipment?

• 5/8
• 3/8
• 1/3
• 2/3

A gasoline pump delivers 4-⅖ gallons of gas per minute. How many minutes will it take to fill a gas tank that holds 16 ½  gallons?

• 72-3/5 minutes
• 3-3/4 Minutes
• 12-1/10 minutes
• 20-9/10 Minutes