IXL | Multiply fractions and mixed numbers: word problems

Megan made strawberry jam and raspberry jam. She made enough strawberry jam to fill 1/2 of a jar. If she made 1/2 as much raspberry jam as strawberry jam, how many jars will the raspberry jam fill?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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At the Clay Zoo, 2/5 of the animals are primates. Of the primates, 2/3 are monkeys. What fraction of the animals at the Clay Zoo are monkeys?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

of the animals

solution

Of the animals at the Clay Zoo, 2/3 of 2/5 are monkeys.

Multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

2 × 2

3 × 5

Of the animals at the Clay Zoo, 4/15 are monkeys.

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