Multiplying and Dividing fractions

Caroline collected 3 ¼ bags of bottles to take to the recycling center.

⅓ of the bags are glass bottles

⅔ of the bags are plastic bottles

The recycling center only accepts plastic bottles. How many bags will the recycling center accept?

• 1 ⅞

• 1 ⅙

• 2 ⅙

• 3 ½

Find the reciprocal of ⅛

• 8

• 1/8

• 16

• 64

⁴/₉  ÷  ¹/₂

• ⁸/₉

• ⁵/₁₁

• ⁶/₁₀

• ⁴/₁₈

Sergio has 3/4 lb of peanuts. He divides them into 1/16 lb snack bags. How many bags does he fill?

• 4

• 12

• 13

• 20

Valerie has a 8 ft piece of ribbon. She wants to cut, or divide, the ribbon into pieces that are 2/5 ft long. How many pieces will Valerie have after she cuts?

• 20

• 6

• 9

• 16

What is the reciprocal of 5?

• 5

• 1/5

• 1/15

• 25

Marco opens the fridge and finds that there is ½ of a pizza left. Marco then ate ¼ of that amount for lunch. How much did Marco eat?

• ⅛

• ⅓

• 2

• ⅞

1 ⅔ ÷ ⅕ =

• 8 ⅓

• ⅓

• 1 ⅜

• 5

What is the reciprocal of 6 ⅔ ?

• 20/3

• 3/20

• 8/1

• 1/8

A flipped fraction is called a _________.

• sum

• reciprocal

• improper fraction

• mixed number