Name: Date: __________

Formative Assessment 2
Multiplication and Division of Fractions
Solve the following
1. Find the product of – ( ANY TWO)
1 1
a. 15/8 X 4/5 b. 3 7 X 8 3 c. 7/8 of 64

2. Solve – (ANY TWO)

3 2
a. 1/6 divided by 3 b. 3/16 74 c. 5 ½ 23

Solve ANY 2 (one division and one multiplication word problem) – Please write
statements for word problems

3. Jackson’s mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat. Each pack contains 4/6 of a
pound of meat. How much total meat did she buy?

Packets of meat – 4
Each pack contains – 4/6 of a pound of meat
4/1 * 4/6 = 8/3
8/3 = 2 2/3
Jackson’s mother bought 2 2/3 pound of meat

4. A chef has 1⁄2 of a pound of flour to divide equally into two containers. How much
flour will be in each container?

Total flour – ½ a pound

No. of containers – 2
½÷2=¼
Amount of flour in each container – ¼ pounds

5. After a party, 1/3 of a pizza remains. Rachel eats 1/2 of the remaining pizza. What
fraction of a pizza does she eat?

6. Mr. Simpson feeds his dog 1⁄2 of a cup of dog food each day. How long will 4 cups of
dog food last?
7. How many minutes are there in 2/3 of an hour? 
a) 40 minutes 
 b) 60 minutes 
c) 20 minutes 
d) 100 minutes
8. True or false? Explain your thinking.
a) 1/2  ÷  1/6 =1/2 × 6/1  =  1 × 6 / 2 × 1  =  6/2= 1/3

Risk takers
9. Dividing by 1/5 is the same as multiplying by 5
19
10.Express 4 as the sum of a whole number and a fractional parts.
4
11.The product of two fractions is 5. If one of them is 13 7 ,find the other fraction.
3 1
12.What must be subtracted from 6 4 to get 4 6 ?
4 4 12
13.Divide the product of 1 13 and 7 5 by 3 13

Outstanding Proficient Consolidating Emerging

Multiplication of He/She has shown He/She has shown He/She has shown He/She is learning
fractions. clear understanding of some to multiply
understanding of the concept and is understanding of fractions
multiplication of working on the concept and
fractions. accurately solving faces a challenge
problems. while multiplying.
Division of He/She has shown He/She has shown He/She has shown He/She is learning
fractions clear understanding of some to divide fractions
understanding of the concept and is understanding of
division of working on the concept and
fractions. accurately solving faces a challenge
problems. while writing the
reciprocal.

Application of He/She is able to He/She is able to He/She is able to He/She needed

concepts apply the learnt apply the learnt apply the learnt one on one
concepts concepts quite concepts to some support to apply
effectively to solve effectively to solve extent to solve real the learnt
real life problems. real life problems. life problems. concepts to solve
real life problems.
Process Student shows all Student shows Student shows Student is written
the steps clearly most of the steps some of the steps only the answer
while solving the clearly while while solving the for the problem
problem solving the problem
 problem

Accuracy The student is able The student is able The student has The student has
to solve all the to solve most of made quite a few made lot of errors
problems the problems errors in solving solving the
accurately accurately. the problems. problems