Name
Date
What’s That Portion?
Using Arrays to Multiply Fractions (page 2 of 2)
Solve the problems. Use the squares to show your work.
4. Yumiko owns _56 of a section of land. She
plants peanuts on _23 of her land. What
fraction of the entire section is planted
with Yumiko’s peanuts?
5. Walter owns _13 of a section of land. He
plants lettuce on _78 of his land. What
fraction of the entire section is planted
with Walter’s lettuce?
6. Terrence owns _23 of a section of land.
He plants peas on _23 of his land. What
fraction of the entire section is planted
with Terrence’s peas?
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Name
Date
What’s That Portion?
Daily Practice
Planting Vegetables
Solve the problems. Use the squares to show
your work.
note Students use arrays to solve
problems involving multiplying a
fraction by a fraction.
1. Samantha owns _12 of a section of land.
She plants squash on _12 of her land. What
fraction of the entire section is planted
with Samantha’s squash?
2. Cecilia owns _13 of a section of land. She
plants tomatoes on _12 of her land. What
fraction of the entire section is planted
with Cecilia’s tomatoes?
3. Renaldo owns _34 of a section of land.
He plants corn on _12 of his land. What
fraction of the entire section is planted
with Renaldo’s corn?
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Date
What’s That Portion?
Daily Practice
Hiking Trails
Solve the following problems, using fraction bars as
necessary. Write an equation for each problem.
note Students solve
problems involving multiplying
a whole number by a fraction
or a mixed number.
Mitch went on a hiking trip. On the first day, he hiked
the 6-mile-long Wildflower Trail.
1. On the second day, Mitch hiked the Lake Point Trail. The
Lake Point Trail is _23 as long as the Wildflower Trail. How
long is the Lake Point Trail?
2. On the third day, Mitch hiked the Pine Cone Trail. The
Pine Cone Trail is 1_16 times as long as the Wildflower
Trail. How long is the Pine Cone Trail?
3. On the fourth day, Mitch hiked the Big Timbers Trail.
The Big Timbers Trail is 1_12 times as long as the
Wildflower Trail. How long is the Big Timbers Trail?
4. On the fifth day, Mitch hiked the Golden Sands Trail.
The Golden Sands Trail is 2_23 times as long as the
Wildflower Trail. How long is the Golden Sands Trail?
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