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5 Multiplying and dividing fractions

Homework
1 Evaluate the following, leaving your answer in its simplest form.
a × b × c × d × e ×
f × g × h × i × j ×
2 Jan ate one-fifth of a cake, Amina ate half of what was left. Nicolas ate the rest.
What fraction of the cake did Nicolas eat?
3 You are given that 1 litre = 100 cl.
A bottle holds 1.5 litres.
Tupac drinks half of the contents.
Belinda drinks 25 cl of the contents.
What fraction of the contents are left?
4 Evaluate the following, leaving your answer as a mixed number where possible.
a 1 ×2 b 1 ×1 c 2 × d 1 ×1
e 3 ×1 f 2 ×1 g 3 ×1 h 7 ×1
5 Which is the smaller, of 5 or of 4 ?
6 Evaluate the following, leaving your answer as a mixed number where possible.
a ÷ b ÷ c ÷ d ÷
e 4÷1 f 5÷3 g 8÷1 h 6÷1
i 5 ÷1 j 7 ÷2 k 1 ÷1 l 3 ÷3
7 A pet shop has 36 kg of hamster food. Tom, who owns the shop, wants to pack this into bags, each containing
three-quarters of a kilogram. How many bags can he make in this way?

8 An African bullfrog can jump a distance of 1 m in one hop. How many hops would it take an African
bullfrog to hop a distance of 12 m?

9 How many half-litre tins of paint can be poured into a 2.2 litre paint tray without spilling?
10 Evaluate the following, leaving your answer as a mixed number wherever possible.
a 2 ×1 ×2 b 1 ×2 ×3 c 1 ×1 ×1
d 1 ×1 ÷ e ×1 ÷1 f 2 ×1 ÷3

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