1. Multiplying Fractions Using Cancellation

2. 5 6 3 4 15 5 8
× = = 24

3. 5 6 3 4
× = 10 14
2 × 5
2 × 7 2 5 7 5 7 =
= × =

4. 1 5 6 3 4
5 × 3
6 × 4
5 × 3
2 × 3 × 2 × 2 5 8
× = = = 1

5. 1 5 6 3 4 5
× = 8 2

6. 1 2 3 4 8 9
3 × (2 × 2 × 2)
(2 × 2) × (3 × 3) 2
× = 3 1 3

7. 1 3 6 12 15 7 8 42 60 7
× = 10 5 2 4

8. 1 1 1 1 5 9 3
× = 1 3 4 9 20
× = 1 5 3 1 1 5 1 3 8 7 9
× = 7 24 3

9. 2 9 5 7 10 63
× =

10. 3 4 4 3 of 1 1 3 4
× = 1
= 1 1 1

11. 2 3 3 2 of 1 1 2 3
× = 1
= 1 1 1

12. Reciprocals

13. 5 6 6 5 30
× =

14. 7 15 15 7 1 8 8 1 13 1 1 13 13

15. 6 × = = 4 yards 6 1 2 3 4 1 Amanda has 6 pieces of ribbon
that are each of a yard long.
How many yards of ribbon does she have? 2 3 2 6 1 2 3 4 1 6
× =
= 4 yards 1

16. Ron’s mother asked him to put some of the toys and books on a table
for a yard sale. He covered of the
table. If of this area was taken
by books, what part of the table did he cover with books? 5 6 3 4 1 3 4 5 6 5 8
× =
of the table 2

17. Before the yard sale, there were 12 boxes of items to sell
Before the yard sale, there were 12 boxes of items to sell. After the yard sale, Ron filled up
of the boxes with items that
did not sell. How many boxes of items did not sell? 1 3 4 1 3 12 1 4 1
× = 12
= 4 boxes 1

18. Complete #1−36 (even) on Student Text pp. 152−53.