12-13 Multiplying fraction by whole number Crack the Code - Glebe - Free Printable

Let’s solve each problem step by step. We’re multiplying whole numbers by fractions.

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Problem 1: 2 × 2/3

Multiply the whole number by the numerator:
2 × 2 = 4
Keep the denominator: 3
So, 4/3 → which is 1 1/3 (since 3 goes into 4 once with 1 left over)

→ Answer: 1 1/3

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Problem 2: 5 × 4/5

5 × 4 = 20
Denominator stays 5 → 20/5 = 4

→ Answer: 4

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Problem 3: 3 × 5/8

3 × 5 = 15
Denominator stays 8 → 15/8 → that’s 1 7/8 (because 8 goes into 15 once, remainder 7)

→ Answer: 1 7/8

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Problem 4: 2 × 3/5

2 × 3 = 6
Denominator stays 5 → 6/5 → that’s 1 1/5

→ Answer: 1 1/5

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Problem 5: 4 × 3/4

4 × 3 = 12
Denominator stays 4 → 12/4 = 3

→ Answer: 3

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Problem 6: 7 × 2/5

7 × 2 = 14
Denominator stays 5 → 14/5 → that’s 2 4/5 (5×2=10, 14-10=4)

→ Answer: 2 4/5

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Problem 7: 4 × 1/2

4 × 1 = 4
Denominator stays 2 → 4/2 = 2

→ Answer: 2

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Problem 8: 2 × 4/5

2 × 4 = 8
Denominator stays 5 → 8/5 → that’s 1 3/5 (5×1=5, 8-5=3)

→ Answer: 1 3/5

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Now let’s match each answer to the code box:

Code Box:
A – 1 7/8
B – 6
C – 2 1/2
D – 7
E – 1 1/5
F – 8
G – 4 1/7
H – 9
I – 3 2/5
J – 10
K – 6 1/2
L – 12
M – 2
N – 2 4/5
O – 3
P – 5 1/3
Q – 11
R – 1 1/3
S – 5
T – 1 3/5
U – 4
V – 2 3/4
W – 13
X – 1 6/5 ← wait, this looks like a typo? 1 6/5 isn’t proper — probably meant 2 1/5? But we don’t need it.
Y – 3 7/8
Z – 14

Now match our answers:

#1 → 1 1/3 → R
#2 → 4 → U
#3 → 1 7/8 → A
#4 → 1 1/5 → E
#5 → 3 → O
#6 → 2 4/5 → N
#7 → 2 → M
#8 → 1 3/5 → T

Now fill in the blanks at the bottom:

The sequence given is:
#6 #2 #7 #4 #1 #3 #8 #5 #1

So plug in the letters:

#6 → N
#2 → U
#7 → M
#4 → E
#1 → R
#3 → A
#8 → T
#5 → O
#1 → R

Put them together: N U M E R A T O R

That spells: NUMERATOR

✔ That makes sense — it’s a math word related to fractions!

Final Answer: NUMERATOR