Using Fractions as Operators

To use fractions as operators.

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7 customers ate 8 of a pizza each. 1 3
At the café, 6 children each ate 4 of 2
How much pizza was eaten altogether? their pancakes. How many pancakes were
eaten altogether?

× =
× =

The chef baked 12 blueberry pies. 3 The café dishwasher was used 15 times 4
5 4
She ate 6 of each pie to test them. in one day. It used 5 of a scoop of soap
How much pie was eaten altogether? each time. How much soap was used
altogether?

of =
of =

The chef prepared 21 take-away meals. 5 The café owner created 10 new posters 6
2 3
He used 7 of a roll of cling film for for the cafe. She took 4 of an hour to
each meal. How much cling film did make each poster. How much time did
he use altogether? it take altogether?

of = × =

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Using Fractions as Operators Answers
3 4
1. 8 ×7= 4. 5 of 15 =
3
×7=
21
= 28
5 15 ÷ 5 = 3
8 8
3 × 4 = 12
3
2. 4 ×6= 2
3 18 2 5. 7of 21 =
×6= = 44
4 4
21 ÷ 7 = 3
5
3. 6of 12 = 3×2=6
12 ÷ 6 = 2 3
6. 4 × 10 =
2 × 5 = 10 3 10 30 2
4 × 1 = 4 = 74

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Lesson 5 of 5: Using Fractions as Operators
 Using Fractions as Operators
To use fractions as operators.

3
7 customers ate 8 of a pizza each. 1 3
At the café, 6 children each ate 4 of 2
How much pizza was eaten altogether? their pancakes.How many pancakes were
eaten altogether?
Write the problem using both × and ‘of’.
Circle the calculation you use to work out Write the problem using both × and ‘of’.
the answer. Circle the calculation you use to work out
the answer.

× = of = × = of =

The chef baked 12 blueberry pies. 3 The café dishwasher was used 15 times 4
5 4
She ate 6 of each pie to test them. in one day. It used 5 of a scoop of soap
How much pie was eaten altogether? each time. How much soap was used
altogether?
Write the problem using both × and ‘of’.
Circle the calculation you use to work out Write the problem using both × and ‘of’.
the answer. Circle the calculation you use to work out
the answer.

× = of = × = of =

The chef prepared 21 take-away meals. 5 The café owner created 10 new posters 6
2 3
He used 7 of a roll of cling film for for the cafe. She took 4 of an hour to
each meal. How much cling film did he make each poster. How much time did it
use altogether? take altogether?

Write the problem using both × and ‘of’. Write the problem using both × and ‘of’.
Circle the calculation you use to work out Circle the calculation you use to work out
the answer. the answer.

× = of = × = of =

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Using Fractions as Operators Answers
3 4
1. 8 ×7= 4. 5 × 15 =
3 4
8 of 7 = 5 of 15 =
3 21 5
8 ×7= 8 = 28 15 ÷ 5 = 3
3 × 4 = 12
3
2. 4 ×6=
2
3
5. 7 × 21 =
4 of 6 =
2
3 18 2 7 of 21 =
4 ×6= 4 = 44
21 ÷ 7 = 3
5 3×2=6
3. 6 × 12 =
5
6 of 12 = 6.
3
× 10 =
4

12 ÷ 6 = 2 3
of 10 =
4
2 × 5 = 10
3 10 30 2
4 × 1 = 4 = 74

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 Using Fractions as Operators
To use fractions as operators.

For each question, write the calculation using both × and ‘of’. Choose the correct method to
calculate the answer and explain why you divided or multiplied. Two examples are given.

The chef baked 20 cakes in a month. 7

There are 48 cups in the café. 8 of them
5
She sold 6 of each cake. How much are dirty. How many cups need washing?
cake did she sell altogether?

5 7
6 of 20 would be hard to calculate as 6 8 of 48 = 48 ÷ 8 × 7 = 42
isn’t a factor of 20. 7
8× 48 would be harder as it’s a large
5 100 4
6 × 20 = 6 = 166 number to multiply.

3 1 3 2
7 customers ate 8 of a pizza each. At the café, 6 children each ate 4 of
How much pizza was eaten altogether? their pancakes. How many pancakes
were eaten altogether?

The chef baked 12 blueberry pies. 3 The café dishwasher was used 15 times 4
5 4
She ate 6 of each pie to test them. in one day. It used 5 of a scoop of
How much pie was eaten altogether? soap each time. How much soap was
used altogether?

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 Using Fractions as Operators

The chef prepared 21 take-away meals. 5 The café owner created 10 new posters 6
2 3
He used 7 of a roll of cling film for each for the cafe. She took 4 of an hour to make
meal. How much cling film did he use each poster. How much time did it take
altogether? altogether?

The chef baked 280 cakes in a year. She 7 There were 30 plates used today in the 8
5 3
sold 7 of each cake. How much cake did café. 9 fit into the dishwasher. How many
she sell altogether? plates is this?

Now write 2 questions for your partner. One should be a problem which can be calculated by
multiplying a fraction by an integer and the other should be solvable by finding a fraction of
an amount. Don’t tell them which is which though!

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Using Fractions as Operators Answers
1. This question should be multiplied 6. This question should be multiplied
as 8 is not a factor of 7. as 4 is not a factor of 10.
3 21 5 3 30 2
8 ×7= 8 = 28 4 × 10 = 4 = 74

2. This question should be multiplied 7. This question is probably

as 4 is not a factor of 6. better solved by dividing then
3 18 2
multiplying, as you’ll be working
4 ×6= 4 = 44 with smaller numbers

280 ÷ 7 = 40
3. This question could be solved using
40 × 5 = 200
either multiplication or division.
5 60
6 × 12 = 6 = 10 8. This question should be multiplied
12 ÷ 6 = 2 as 9 is not a factor of 10. Some
2 × 5 = 10 children may have mentally
calculated that the question is
1
asking for 3 of 30, which they
4. This question could be solved using know is 10.
either multiplication or division.
3 90
9 × 30 = 9 = 10
4 60
5 × 15 = 5 = 12

15 ÷ 5 = 3
3 × 4 = 12

5. This question could be solved using

either multiplication or division.
2 42
7 × 21 = 7 =6

21 ÷ 7 = 3
3×2=6

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