Deck 8: Multiplication of Common Fractions

Question 1

Multiply the following fractions and reduce to lowest terms: 137 2/3 x 4 1/4 x 1/2=

Answer 1

292 13/24

Question 2

A technician spends 15 1/2 hours at work. Repairing a refrigerator takes 1/2 of the time, and repairing a window air conditioner takes 1/3 of the time. The technician spends 1/18 of the time ordering parts and 1/9 of the time eating lunch. Find the number of hours the technician spends repairing a window air conditioner.

Answer 2

5 1/6

Question 3

A technician spends 15 1/2 hours at work. Repairing a refrigerator takes 1/2 of the time, and repairing a window air conditioner takes 1/3 of the time. The technician spends 1/18 of the time ordering parts and 1/9 of the time eating lunch. Find the number of hours the technician spends repairing the refrigerator.

Answer 3

7 3/4

Question 4

Multiply the following fractions and reduce to lowest terms: 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 =

Question 5

A technician is recovering refrigerant R-22 to be properly disposed. Each unit emptied produced 25 5/6 ounces of R-22. If 11 units are emptied, how many ounces of R-22 did the technician recover?

Question 6

In the multiplication of common fractions, if the denominators are not the same, a lowest common denominator does need to be determined.

Question 7

When multiplying mixed numbers, change all mixed numbers to fractions before multiplying.

Question 8

Washers that fit a 3/32-inch bolt cost 1 1/9¢ each. What is the cost of 54 washers?

Question 9

Multiply the following fractions and reduce to lowest terms: 2 1/8 x 4 1/2 =

Question 10

Convert the improper fraction 22/5 to a mixed number reduced to lowest terms.