MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS BY FRACTIONS

NAME

DATE

Riddle 31

What did the elephant say

when his tail was grabbed?
What To Do
Solve the multiplication problems below. Write your answers in simplest terms.
Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space above
its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

4
x
9

3
4

= _______

7
x
9

3
8

5
x
7

2
3

= _______

4
x 9 = _______
7
11

9
x
10

6
8

= _______

7
x
8

2
9

= _______

8
x
9

6
7

= _______

2
x
3

5
8

= _______

2
x
5

4
5

= _______

10 3 x
4

5
6

= _______

= _______

16/

21 . . . . . . . . . O

2/ . . . . . . . . . . . C
3

7/
24 . . . . . . . . . . F

5/

12 . . . . . . . . . . M
34/
77 . . . . . . . . . A
1/ . . . . . . . . . . . T
3
27/
40 . . . . . . . . . E

5/ . . . . . . . . . . . E
8

10/

8/
25 . . . . . . . . . . H

3/

36/
77 . . . . . . . . . D
7/
12 . . . . . . . . . . L

9/

21 . . . . . . . . . N

8 ...........K
24 . . . . . . . . . . I

7/

36 . . . . . . . . . . E

Riddle Answer
Thats ___ ___ ___
1 5 10

___ ___ ___

8 2 7

___ ___
4 6

___ ___!
9 3

35
Fractions Practice Puzzles Bob Hugel, Scholastic Teaching Resources

DIVIDING FRACTIONS BY FRACTIONS

NAME

DATE

Riddle 36

What do you do
for a blue elephant?

What To Do

Solve the division problems below. Write your answers in simplest terms.
Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space above
its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

1
= _______
2

10

2
= _______
5

1
= _______
3

1
= _______
4

1
= _______
6

1
= _______
8

10

1
5 = _______

2
= _______
3

10 2
7

6 2/3

......... C

............ U

............ M

4 = _______
5
9

35/
36 . . . . . . . . . E
9/
10 . . . . . . . . . . H
4 1/2 . . . . . . . . . I

6 3/5

.........J

1 1/2

.........A

1 3/4

............S
.........R

3
= _______
7
2/ . . . . . . . . . . . H
3

............E

7/
10 . . . . . . . . . . T
4 3/4 . . . . . . . . . O
3 3/5 . . . . . . . . . P

Riddle Answer
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
8 5 1 9 6

___ ___ ___

10 4 2

___ ___!
7 3

40
Fractions Practice Puzzles Bob Hugel, Scholastic Teaching Resources