Contextual Problem Practice: Multiplying Fractions/Mixed
Numbers
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Horses Trainers measure horses in hands,
the distance across an adult’s palm. The
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average height of a horse is 15 hands. If a
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hand is about 3 foot, about how tall is an
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average horse in feet?
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Water Cooler
A water cooler contains 5 gallons of water. If you
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drink gallon for each of the next 6 days, how many gallons will be
left in the water cooler at the end of the sixth day?
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Evaluate the expressions.
Stained Glass Windows The Darwin D. Martin house, built by
Frank Lloyd Wright, has a rectangular stained glass window with a
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window? (Hint: A = l x w)
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4 x
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length of 41 2 feet and a width of 26 4 feet. What is the area of the
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Write and solve a contextual problem for 72 x 45 .
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33 x 210
85 x 511
Multiplying Fractions, Whole Numbers and Mixed Numbers
Contextual Problems
For extra explanations and practice use the:
Red Book Chapter 7 pages 313 – 332, or
Blue Book Chapter 5.3 pages 216 – 219
Glue this side into your Journal.
Also, www.classzones.com McDougal Littel Course 1 (Red Book) or
Course 2 (Blue Book) – same lesson listed above