Mixed Number Fraction Multiplication Problems

David has 3 1/2 cups of blueberries. He uses 1/4 of a cup of blueberries to make a breakfast smoothie. He uses 1/2 of the remaining blueberries to make blueberry pancakes. How many cups of blueberries does he use for the pancakes?

Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

When Multiplying/Dividing Mixed Numbers you MUST 1st...

• Find the square roots.

• Subtract.

• Turn them to IMPROPER FRACTIONS!

• Find common denominators.

A ________ is when you have a whole number and a fraction together.

• Mixed Number

• Improper Fraction

• Denominator

• We didn't talk about this !

Combines a whole number and a fraction.

• Improper fraction

• fraction

• Mixed Number

• Product

• 6  3/20
• 5  4/9
• 6  4/15
• 8  1/4

Solve. Make sure answer is in simplest form.

Mathematical Equivalence

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Multiply.

• 85/6

• 10 2/6

• 14 1/6

• 10 1/3

Multiply.

• 23/3

• 5 3/12

• 7 2/3

• 92/12