Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers by Integers - Worksheet

The "Multiplying Fractions by Integers Worksheet" is a comprehensive resource designed to help students strengthen their understanding of how to multiply fractions with whole numbers. The worksheet provides a variety of problems that require students to apply their knowledge of fractions and multiplication to solve real-world scenarios. For instance, one of the questions involves calculating the total number of pencil packets Mrs. Green needs to buy for her classroom, based on the number of packets required per table. Another question asks students to determine how many books Mo has read after consistently reading a fraction of a book each week for a given number of weeks.

Further exercises on the worksheet ask students to figure out the total time Jen and her brother Jack spent on their devices over the course of a week, comparing who spent more time and by how many minutes. There's also a practical problem involving Fido the dog, where students must calculate if a 20-cup packet of dog food will suffice for a set number of meals and how much food would be left over. Each question is designed to reinforce the concept of multiplying fractions by integers, with the requirement that answers are presented in their simplest form. The worksheet supports various methods, such as partitioning and converting mixed numbers into improper fractions, to cater to different learning styles and levels of proficiency.