Title: Created by Susan Price
1Created by Susan Price
2Finding a fraction of a whole number involves
using the math operations of division and
multiplication.
Janie scored 2/3 of her teams 36 points. How
many points did she score?
3Divide by denominator then multiply answer by
numerator.
2/3 of 36
4Divide by denominator then multiply answer by
numerator.
2/3 of 36 36 3 12 12 2 24
Janie scored 24 points.
5You try it now! Divide by the denominator, then
multiply the answer by the numerator.
4/5 of 25
5/8 of 64
6You try it now! Divide by the denominator, then
multiply the answer by the numerator.
4/5 of 25
5/8 of 64
25 5 5 5 4 20
64 8 8 8 5 40
7Find the correct answer
2/3 of 69
42 36 46 30
8Find the correct answer
2/3 of 69
42 36 46 30
9Dont forget the two steps. 1. Divide by the
______________ 2. Then multiply your answer by
the ________________.
10Divide by the denominator. Then, multiply your
answer by the numerator.
11Now try some practice problems 5/8 of
16 Answer 10 4/7 of 21 Answer 12 3/5 of
10 Answer 6