Multiply and Divide Fraction Equations

Group 1 drew a rectangle with a length of 8/9 and 5/7. What is the area?

• 13/16

• 1 38/63

• 40/63

• 1/4

Room 44 gathered 3/8 pounds of cans for the Girl Scouts can drive. They gathered cans for 5 days. Groups wrote the following equation to determine the total number cans collected. Which group wrote the correct equation?

• Group A 5 ÷ 3/8 = 13 1/3

• Group B 5 + 3/8 = 5 3/8

• Group C 3/8 ÷ 5 = 3/40

• Group D 5 x 3/8 = 1 7/8

Each bold quadrilateral in the picture represents ONE whole AND each quadrilateral is split equally. Based on the fraction model which of the following equations are true. Select ALL that apply.

• 4 ÷ 1/4

• 4 X 1/4

• 16 x 1/4

• 4 ÷ 16

¹⁄₂ × ³ ⁄₄ =

• ³⁄₈

• ³⁄₄

• ¹⁄₂

• ¹⁄₄

³⁄₅ × ²⁄₅ =

• ⁵⁄₁₀

• ⁶⁄₅

• ⁶⁄₂₅

• ¹⁄₅

Julissa was allowed to spend 3/4 of her allowance at the mall. Of that money, she spent 1/2 of it on a purse. What part of her allowance did she spend on a purse?

• 3/8

• 6/4

• 1/2

• 3/2

A recipe calls for ¹/₄ cup of sugar. How many batches can be made from a 5 pound bag of sugar?

• 1/20 batches

• 20 batches

• 1 1/4 batches

• 5/20 batches

The day after a party, 1/2 of the cake remains.  If 4 people share the rest of the cake equally, what fraction of the cake does each person get? 

• 4/2 of a cake

• 1/8 of a cake

• 8 cakes

• 1/4 of a cake

At the local Aquarium 8/10 of the animals are mammals. Of the mammals, 2/5 are Dolphins. What fraction of the mammals at the Aquarium are Dolphins? What operation should you do?

• Divide

• Multiply

• Add

• Subtract

Jackson’s mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat. Each pack contains 2/3 of a pound of meat. How much total meat did she buy?

• 2 2/3 lbs.

• 1/6 lbs

• 6 lbs.

• 3 1/3 lbs.