Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

What expression is modeled above?

• 5 x $\frac{1}{6}$

• $\frac{1}{5}$ x 6

• $\frac{5}{30}$
  

• 6 x $\frac{1}{5}$

A recipe calls for  $\frac{1}{5}$   of a pound of chicken for each person. If there are 8 people to be fed, how many pounds of chicken are required?

•  $\frac{10}{5}$  
  

•   $1\ \frac{3}{5}$  

•  $2\ \frac{3}{5}$  
  

• None

Jenny spent 12 days at Grandma's house last summer. Her sister spent of   $\frac{1}{4}$  that time at Grandma's. How many days did Jenny's sister spend at Grandma's house last summer? 

• 4

• 3

• 14

• 48

Mrs. Moscarello is having a taco party. She used   $\frac{1}{5}$  pound of beef for each taco. If she plans on making 24 tacos, how much beef will she need? (Simplify your answer if possible)

•  $2\ \frac{4}{5}$   pound of beef

•  $4\ \frac{4}{5}$   pound of beef

•  $5\ \frac{4}{5}$   pound of beef

•  $\frac{5}{24}$   pound of beef

Solve. Simplify when needed.

  $\frac{1}{3}\div4$  

•  $\frac{1}{12}$  

•  $\frac{4}{3}$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{3}$  

•  $4\ \frac{1}{3}$  

Solve. Simplify when needed.

 $\frac{1}{4}\div6$  

•  $6\ \frac{1}{4}$  

•  $\frac{6}{4}$  

•  $\frac{1}{24}$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{2}$  

Coach Peters has 12 gallons of water to fill buckets for field day. If each bucket needs  $\frac{1}{3}$  of a gallon to fill, how many buckets can he fill?

•  $\frac{3}{12}$   bucket

•  $12\ \frac{1}{3}$   buckets

• 36 buckets

• 4 buckets

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷  $\frac{1}{5}$   ?

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long. She cuts it into 5 pieces.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long. She cuts it into pieces that are  $\frac{1}{5}$   in long.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is  $\frac{1}{5}$   inch long. She cuts it into 10 pieces.

• Franny has 10 pieces of ribbon. Each piece is  $\frac{1}{5}$   inch long. 

A pet store had 9 cats to feed. If they only had one-fourth of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each cat get?

• 36

• $\frac{1}{5}$

• $\frac{1}{32}$

• $\frac{1}{36}$

Jemma made 5 cups of pancake batter. She uses a scoop measuring  $\frac{1}{3}$   cup to pour batter onto the skillet to make pancakes. How many pancakes can Jemma make? 

• 5 pancakes

•  $\frac{1}{12}$   pancakes

•  $\frac{1}{15}$   pancakes

• 15 pancakes