Multiplying fractions and/or mixed numbers

Nora, Noah, and James are having a friendly debate. Nora says the difference between 7/8 and 3/5 is less than half, but James disagrees. Can you help them settle this?

• 11/40

• 5/8

• 1/3

• 9/10

If you multiply 2 and 1/2 by 45, why does the answer get bigger?

• Whenever you multiply, the answer ALWAYS gets bigger.

• When you multiply by greater than one whole, the answer gets bigger.

• The answer actually gets smaller because you are multiplying by a mixed number.

Lily says that if she multiplies 1/5 × 5/2, her product will automatically be greater than 1/5 because 5/2 is greater than 1, making the product larger. Is Lily correct?

• Yes

• No

Which statement about 4 multiplied by  $\frac{3}{4}$  must be true?

• The product is between  $\frac{3}{4}$  and 4.

• The product is less than  $\frac{3}{4}$  .

• The product is between 4 and 5.

• The product is greater than 4. 

• Greater than 2.8

• Less than 2.8

• much smaller than 1

• close to 1

• much larger than 1

Patty wants to run $\frac{5}{6}$  of a mile everyday for 5 days. John wants to run   $\frac{3}{4}$  of a mile every day for 6 days. Who will run the greater distance?

• Patty 

• John

In a certain town, In 90 minutes 1/2 inch of rain falls. It continues at the same rate for a total of 24 hours. Which of the following statements is true about the amount of rain in the 24-hour period? Check the TRUE statement.

• The number of inches of rain is 16 times 1/2.

• The number of inches of rain is 24 times 1/2.

• The number of inches of rain is 1/2 times 36

• The product is greater than 4.

Will the product of 11 * 3/5 be greater than 11?

• Yes

• No