Problem Solving: Multiplying Fractions

If 3/5 of the class is girls, and 1/2 of the girls in the class are wearing glasses, what fraction of the class are girls with glasses?

• 4/7

• 5/12

• 3/10

• 3/15

In which of the following equations below does y = 4? Select ALL that apply

• 1/y x 3/5 = 3/20

• 3/5 x y/5 = 7/25

• 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/y

• 2/5 x 2/3= y/15

You told your friend that you could eat 7/8 of a large pizza. If you only ate 2/3 of what you said you could eat, what fraction of a large pizza did you eat?

• 9/11

• 14/16 or 7/8

• 14/24 or 7/12

• 8/8 or 1 whole

If 3/4 of the class are boys, and 2/5 of the boys play sports, what fraction of the boys in the class play sport? (SIMPLIFY ANSWER by dividing you answer by a common factor)

• 5/9

• 3/10

• 2/12

• 3/15

On Dan's eReader, 2/3 of the books are fiction. Of the fiction books, 4/5 are mysteries. What fraction of the books on Dan's eReader are mysteries?

• 8/15

• 6/8

• 4/5

• 6/15

A rectangular poster is 1/4 yard wide and 3/4 yard tall. What is its area?

• 4/8 square yard

• 3/12 square yard

• 3/16 square yard

• 1/2 square yard

Mason has a rectangular garden that is 2/3 yard wide by 7/4 yards long. What is the area of Mason's garden?

• 14/3 square yards

• 1 1/3 square yard

• 9/7 square yards

• 1 2/12 square yard

Solve: 3 x 6/12

• 2 3/12

• 2 6/12

• 1 1/2

• 9/12

How many eggs is 2/3 of a dozen?

• 1

• 5

• 8

• 6

6 cartons of half a dozen of eggs are

• 3 cartons

• 10 cartons

• 1 carton

• 5 cartons