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Week 2 - Lesson 5

Here are the steps to solve these word problems involving multiplication of mixed numbers and fractions: 1) Mother bought three dressed chickens, each weighing 1 2/3 kilograms. - Change 1 2/3 kg to an improper fraction: 1 2/3 = 5/3 - Multiply the number of chickens (3) by the weight of each chicken in kg (5/3): 3 x 5/3 = 15/3 - The total weight of the chickens is 15/3 = 5 kilograms. 2) At 2 3/4 kilometers per hour, how far can a boy scout hike in 3 1/2 hours? - Change the rate to an improper fraction: 2 3/4

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Week 2 - Lesson 5

Here are the steps to solve these word problems involving multiplication of mixed numbers and fractions: 1) Mother bought three dressed chickens, each weighing 1 2/3 kilograms. - Change 1 2/3 kg to an improper fraction: 1 2/3 = 5/3 - Multiply the number of chickens (3) by the weight of each chicken in kg (5/3): 3 x 5/3 = 15/3 - The total weight of the chickens is 15/3 = 5 kilograms. 2) At 2 3/4 kilometers per hour, how far can a boy scout hike in 3 1/2 hours? - Change the rate to an improper fraction: 2 3/4

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Multiplying Simple

Fractions and Mixed


Fractions

Prepared by: Genelene B. Fernandez


Bulihan Elementary School
General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite
Change the
following mixed
numbers to
improper fractions.
.
1
9
2
.
3
12
7
.
1
18
2
.
3
21
4
.
5
25
6
Reduce the
following
fractions in
lowest term.
2
.

8
.
22

36
.
12

15
.
18

24
.
36

48
Tell me something about this picture.
What are the things that you can see in the
farm?
Describe the farmers in the picture. Give
their characteristics.
Mang Emong harvests crates of mangoes each
day.
The table shows the record of his harvest.
No. of Hours No. of crates
harvested

1/2 _____
1 3 ½
2 7
3 10 ½
4 _____
4 1/2 _____
How many crates of mangoes can
Mang Emong harvest in half an hour?
In 4 hours? In 4 ½ hours?

What operation can we use in solving


the problem?

How do we multiply mixed numbers


and fractions?
Solve the following. Write the answer in
simplest form, whenever possible.
1. Multiply 2 1/3 by 3/5.

2. What is 4/5 of 2 1/8?

3. Find the product of 1 1/3 x 2 ½ x


3/5.
Find the Product of the following.
Reduce the answer to simplest form, whenever
possible.
1. 5/8 x 1 1/2
2. 3 ¼ x 7/8
3. 2 ¼ x 4/9
Answer the following. Reduce the answer in simplest form.
1. 5 ¼ x 2/7

2. 2/9 x 7 7/8

3. What is ½ of 9 1/3?

4. What is the product of 4 and 3 2/5?

5. What is ¾ x ½?
Mang Jess used ¾ liters of
paint to cover 10 ½ square
meters of wall. How many
liters of paint is needed to
cover 12 ¼ square meters of
wall?
How do we multiply mixed numbers and
fractions?

To multiply a fraction in mixed


form by a fraction, first change
the mixed number to improper
fraction. Multiply the numerators,
then the denominator. Write the
product of the numerators over
the product of the denominators.
Simplify the product.
Answer the questions below. Write the answer
in simplest form.

1. If you multiply 5 and 3 4 what


will you get? 6 5

2. Find the value of N in the statement:


4 x 6 3 =N
5
7 2
3. If x 4 5 are multiplied, the
9
product is _____.8
4. 3 X 2
2 8. 5 x 1
8

4 3 9 10

5. 2 X 1
1
9. 3 x 1
2

3 5
10 3

1
6. 4 X 2
5
10. x 3
1

7 8 4 5

4 3
7. x 4
5 4
Solve the problems.
1. Mother bought three dressed chickens,
each weighing 1 2/3 kilograms. What was
the total weight of the chickens?
2. At 2 ¾ kilometers per hour, how far can
a boy scout hike in 3 ½ hours?
3. Mother bought 3 ¼ kilograms of camote
at Php 16 per kilogram. How much did
she pay?

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