Fraction Multiplication or Division

Michael has 16 jellybeans. He eats 1/4 of them. How many did he eat?

Which number story correctly matches ⁵/₈ * 16?

• The baby bearkat weighed 16 ounces in August. In the previous January, it weighed ⁵/₈ as much. How much did the bearkat weigh in January?

• The baby dolphin weighed 16 ounces in August. In January it weighed ⁵/8 as much. How much did the dolphin weigh in August?

• The baby cougar weighed 16 ounces in January and gained ⁵/8 of an ounce by August. How much did the cougar weigh in August?

A recipe for churros requires 1 ¹_/2 tablespoons of cinnamon. If Fabula wants to make 3 batches how much cinnamon will she need?

• ⁹/₂ tablespoons

• 3 ¹/₂ tablespoons

• 4 ³/₂ tablespoons

• 5 ¹/₆ tablespoons

Jackson runs 2/3 miles each day for 6 days. How many miles did he run in all?

What is the product of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 1/3

• 3/5

• 3/6

• 2/6

Multiplication or division word problem?

Wayne has a hot dog stand open all summer. On Wednesday, he used 2/3 a bag of hot dog buns. On Thursday, he used 4/5 as many hot dog buns. How many bags of hot dog buns did Wayne use on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

On Wednesday, a team of students cleaned 1/5 of a city block. On Thursday, the team cleaned 2 ¹/₂ as many blocks as on Wednesday. How many city blocks did the students clean on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiplication or division word problem? A candy store sells gumdrops in bags of 1/8 of a pound each. Determine the weight of six bags.

• Multiplication

• Division

The corner market bakery needed 3/8 of a pound of sugar for their recipe. They only had ½ of what they needed. How much sugar did they have?

• Multiplication

• Division

What is the 1st step to dividing fractions?

• DIVIDE: Just divide across

• CHANGE: Change the division sign to multiplication

• KEEP: Keep the 1st fraction the same

• FLIP: Flip to the reciprocal