6.5 Fraction/Decimal Operations

• 1/5
• 12/72
• 7/17
• 1/6

Multiply.   Be sure to simplify your answer when possible.

• 12 5/6
• 77/6
• 6/77
• 12 6/5

• 2

³⁄₇ ÷ ²⁄₅ =

• ⁶⁄₃₅
• ¹⁵⁄₁₄
• ¹⁴⁄₁₅
• ¹⁄₇

Mrs. Rozzio is making several trays of her famous lasagna. She finds the mozzarella cheese on sale for $4.89 per pound at her local grocery store. How much will she pay for four pounds of cheese?

• $8.89

• $9.33

• $16.26

• $19.56

Answer explanation

Make sure we look for key words. She paid $4.89 PER pound. So to find our answer we need to multiply.

Margaret bought a scarf for $7.55. If she paid for the scarf with a $20.00 bill, how much change will she receive?

• $12.45

• $12.55

• $13.45

• $13.55