Name Answer key Grade/section: __________ Date _____________
Unit 14
14.1 Multiplying and dividing fractions
1. Write an addition and a multiplication sentence for the following diagram
Addition sentence Addition sentence
3 3 3 3 3 15 7 3 3 3 9 1
8
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
= 8
=18 4
+ 4
+ 4
= 4
=24
Multiplication sentence Multiplication sentence
3 15 7 3 9 1
8
×5= 8
=18 4
×3= 4
=24
2. Calculate
3 21 1 3 12 4 1
a 5
×7= 5 =45 b 4× 8
= 8
=18 =1 2
2 10 3 2 6 2
c 7
×5 = 7 =17 d 3× 9
= 9
= 3
4 12 3 1 2 12 2
e 9
×3= 9 =19 =1 3 f 6× 5 5
=25
4 28 3 3 15 1
g 5
×7 5
=55 h 5× 7
= 7
=27
3 3 12 1
3. Colour the diagram to show 4
÷ 3 = 12 = 8 = 4
Shade 3 bars criss cross 3 squares in first row
4. Calculate. Simplify answers where possible.
4 4 1 4 2 2 2 1 2 1
a.
5
÷ 6. = 5 × 6 = 30 = 15 b. 6 ÷ 3 = 6 × 3 = 18 = 9
1 1 1 1 5 5 1 5
c. 3 ÷ 7 = 3 × 7 = 21 d. 6
÷ 2 = 6 × 2 = 12
6 6 1 6 3 8 8 1 8 1
e.. 10 ÷ 4 = 10 × 4 = 40 = 20 f. 12
÷ 6. = 12 × 6 = 72 = 9
14.2/14.3 Multiplying and dividing decimals
1. Calculate.
a. 45.3 × 5 = 226.5 b. 83.82 × 6 = 502.92
c. 34.78 × 26 = 904.28 d. 47.25 × 58 = 2740.5
e. 13.2 ÷ 3 = 4.4 f. 14.63 ÷ 7 = 2.09
g. 37.5 ÷ 15 = 2.5 h. 78.54 ÷ 14 = 5.61
2. Complete this sentence to explain how to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
The numerator of the fraction is multiplied by the whole number
and the denominator remains the same
3. People pay to visit a garden.
Tickets
Adults $22.60
Children under 16 $12.80
One day 55 adults and 10 children visit the garden.
How much ticket money is collected?
55 adults = 55 × 22.60 =1243
10 children = 10 × 12.80 =128
Total money collected = 1243 + 128 = $1371
4. Work these out and write each calculation in the correct part of the table.
A 167.62 ÷ 17 = 9.86 B 147.21 ÷ 7 = 21.03
C 0.89 × 21 = 18.69 D 3.65 × 6 = 21.9
Answer Answer Answer
less than 10 between 10 and 20 more than 20
0.89 × 21 147.21 ÷ 7
167.62 ÷ 17
3.65 × 6
Word problems
1. Kofi paints flower pots.
1
He uses 3 cup of paint for each flower pot.
How much paint does he use for 10 flower pots?
1 10 1
3
× 10 = 3 = 3 3
1
He uses 3 3 cups of paint.
2
2. Heidi cuts a piece of string that is 5 metre long into 4 equal pieces.
What is the length of each piece of string?
Give your answer as a fraction of a metre.
2 2 1 2 1
5
÷ 4 = 5 × 4 = 20 = 10
2
Each piece of string is 5 m long
3. Magda pays $155.70 for 6 identical soft toys.
How much does each toy cost?
$155.70 ÷ 6 = 25.95
Each toy costs $25.95
4. There is $450.68 in the bank account for a walking club.
The club members decide to buy 15 walking sticks.
What is the maximum amount they can spend on each stick if all the sticks cost the same?
$450.68 ÷ 15 = 30.04
Each stick can cost $30
5. Anna wants to buy tickets to the school play for herself and two friends. Each ticket costs
$5.75. How much does she have to pay in total?
5.75 × 3 = 17.25
She has to pay a total of $17.25
6. Sean pays $10.75 for ice creams for himself and his four friends. How much is each
ice cream?
10.75 ÷ 5 =2.15
Each ice cream costs $2.15
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