📚 Part 1: Basic Fraction Multiplication

1. Multiply the fractions. Show your work:

a) 1/2 × 1/3 = _______

b) 2/3 × 3/4 = _______

c) 3/5 × 2/7 = _______

2. Multiply whole numbers by fractions:

a) 4 × 1/2 = _______

b) 3 × 2/5 = _______

3. Which multiplication problem gives the largest product?

1/4 × 1/2

3/4 × 1/2

1/2 × 1/2

2/3 × 1/2

🎯 Part 2: Word Problems

4. Recipe Problem:

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 2/3 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

Answer: _______ cups of flour

5. Ribbon Problem:

Sarah has 5/6 yards of ribbon. She uses 3/4 of it to make bows. How much ribbon does she use?

Answer: _______ yards of ribbon

6. Garden Problem:

A garden plot is 2/3 of an acre. If 3/5 of the plot is planted with vegetables, what fraction of an acre is planted with vegetables?

Answer: _______ of an acre

7. Draw an area model to show 1/2 × 1/4:

Product: _______

8. Explain in your own words what it means to multiply fractions:

9. True or False: When you multiply two proper fractions, the product is always smaller than both fractions.

True

False

Explain your answer: ________________________________