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Will the product of 1/7 and 9 be greater than or less than 9?
Less than
Will the product of 7/5 and 4 be greater than or less than 4?
Greater than
Mr. Walker had 4 cups of coffee in his room. He drank 2/3 of the coffee. How many cups of coffee did he drink?
4 x 2/3 = 8/3 or 2 2/3
Mrs. Costa was making cookies for the PTA. For each batch of cookies, she needs 1/2 of a cup of butter. If she plans to make 7 batches of cookies, how much butter will she need?
1/2 x 7 = 7/2 or 3 1/2
Kyle's mom bought 14 pizzas for his birthday party. 3/4 of the pizza got eaten. How much pizza was left over?
3/4 x 14 = 42/4 or 10 1/2 SO 3 1/2 left over
Boomer's owner bought him a bone for each month of the year. He has eaten 1/6 of them. How many has he eaten?
1/6 x 12 = 2
2/3 x 8 =
16/3 or 5 1/3
Ms. Hawley kayaks 21 miles every week. One week, she wasn't feeling well and kayaked 3/7 as much as she normally does. How many miles did she kayak that week?
3/7 x 21 = 9 miles
Mrs. Moyer brought some ice cream in for her 24 students. Each student got 2/3 of a cup of ice cream. How much ice cream did the class eat in total?
2/3 x 24 = 16
Ms. Albert planted 15 plants in her garden. After the first frost, 1/3 of her plants died. How many plants does she have left?
1/3 x 15 = 5 15-5=10 plants
