Compare Fraction Factors and Products Lesson 12.5

3/5 x 4/7 will be ____________________ 4/7.

• equal to

• greater than

• less than

5 x 7/8 will be _________________ 7/8.

• equal to

• greater than

• less than

6 x 2/5 will be ______________________ 2/5.

• equal to

• greater than

• less than

1/9 x 1 will be _______________ 1/9.

• equal to

• greater than

• less than

7/8 x 3/5 will be _____________ 3/5.

• equal to

• greater than

• less than

4/5 x 7/7 will be __________________ 4/5.

• equal to

• greater than

• less than

Starla is making hot cocoa. She plans to multiply the recipe by 4 to make enough hot cocoa for the whole class. If the recipe calls for 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, will she need more than 1/2 teaspoon or less than 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract to make all the hot cocoa?

• more than 1/2

• less than 1/2

Miles is planning to spend 2/3 as many hours bicycling this week as he did last week. Is Miles going to spend more hours or fewer hours bicycling this week than last week?

• more hours

• fewer hours

Trevor saves 2/3 of the money he earns at his after-school job. Suppose Trevor starts saving 1/4 as much as he is saving now. Which statement will be true?

• He will be saving four times as much.

• He will be saving less.

• He will be saving more.

• He will be saving the same amount.

Suppose you multiply a whole number greater than 1 by the fraction 3/5. Which statement will be true?

• The product will be equal to 3/5.

• The product will be greater than 3/5.

• The product will be less than 3/5.

• You cannot make any conclusions about the product.