Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers

What is the result of 5 x 1/8?

• 1/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

What is the first step in multiplying a fraction by a whole number?

• Multiply the denominator of the fraction by the whole number.

• Multiply the numerator of the fraction by the whole number.

• Add the whole number to the fraction.

• Divide the fraction by the whole number.

What does it mean to multiply a fraction by a whole number?

• It means to divide the fraction by the whole number.

• It means to take the fraction and add it to itself a certain number of times, based on the whole number.

• It means to convert the fraction into a decimal and then multiply.

• It means to subtract the whole number from the fraction.

What is the relationship between multiplication and addition in fractions?

• Multiplying a fraction by a whole number is equivalent to adding that fraction to itself multiple times.

• Multiplying a fraction by a whole number is the same as subtracting that fraction from itself.

• Multiplying a fraction by a whole number results in a smaller fraction.

• Multiplying a fraction by a whole number is equivalent to dividing that fraction by the whole number.

What is the result of 2 x 9/10?

• 1 1/2

• 1 4/5

• 2

• 1 3/4

What is the result of 5 x 6/8?

• 2 1/2

• 3 3/4

• 4 1/2

• 5

What is a fraction?

• A fraction is a whole number.

• A fraction represents a part of a whole, consisting of a numerator (top number) and a denominator (bottom number).

• A fraction is a type of decimal number.

• A fraction is a mathematical operation.

How do you simplify a fraction?

• To multiply both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor.

• To add the numerator and the denominator together.

• To divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor.

• To subtract the numerator from the denominator.

What does it mean to 'simplify' a fraction?

• To convert a fraction into a decimal form.

• To reduce a fraction to its simplest form where the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.

• To multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number.

• To add the numerator and denominator together.

What is the result of 4 x 3/4?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1