Bell Work 9/15/16-Handy Candy The kids on Candy Cane Lane counted all of their Christmas candy. They had 18 pieces of candy in all. Abby had fewer than 4 pieces of candy. Billy had twice as much as Abby. Charlie had twice as much as Billy. David had 2 pieces more than Abby. How many pieces of candy did each have?
Handy Candy Abby had 2 pieces Billy had 4 pieces Charlie had 8 pieces David had 4 pieces
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Multiplying Fractions Multiply the numerators, multiply the denominators, and simplify the fraction. 1 2 1 3 1 x = 6 3 5 1 2 3 x = 10
Multiplying Fractions by a whole number 3 4 Change the whole number to a fraction. 2 x 2 1 3 4 6 1 1 x = = 4 2
Simplifying Before Multiplying 1 2 7 3 8 x 4 1 7 3 4 3 x = 28
Simplifying Before Multiplying 1 1 3 3 7 x 1 1 1 7 1 x = 7
Simplifying Before Multiplying 1 1 5 6 3 5 x 1 2 1 2 1 1 x = 2
Multiplying Mixed Numbers Rename the mixed numbers as improper fractions. Multiply the fractions, then simplify. 19 1 4 76 9 1 4 4 9 x 8 x = 1 1 19 9 1 19 2 = x = 9 9
Exit ?’s 1 8 1 9 1 3 12 4 5 1 x = x = 72 5 1 3 6 7 2 7 1 3 x = 6 2 6 x 2 =