Name Date
MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS BY AN INTEGER
SHEET 1
To multiply a fraction by an integer, simply multiply the numerator by the integer.
Remember also that 1/3 x 5 is the same as 1/3 of 5.
Example 2 2x6 12
x 6 = =
5 5 5
Multiply these fractions, leaving your answer as an improper fraction where appropriate.
1) 1 2) 1 3) 1
x 5 = of 7 = 8 x =
3 3 5 5 7 7
4) 2 5) 1 6) 3
of 4 = x 11 = x 3 =
3 3 6 6 4 4
7) 4 8) 2 9) 1
2 x = 4 x = 9 x =
5 9 2
10) 1 11) 2 12) 3
of 15 = x 6 = 8 x =
8 7 7
13) 5 14) 4 15) 2
7 x = 6 x = x 8 =
6 9 7
16) 3 17) 4 18) 5
x 11 = of 9 = 11 x =
8 7 6
19) 4 20) 2 21) 1
12 x = x 16 = 24 x =
5 7 9
22) 3 23) 7 24) 4
11 x = x 9 = 13 x =
10 8 11
Name Date
MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS BY AN INTEGER
SHEET 1 ANSWERS
1) 1 5 2) 1 7 3) 1 8
x 5 = of 7 = 8 x =
3 3 5 5 7 7
4) 2 8 5) 1 11 6) 3 9
of 4 = x 11 = x 3 =
3 3 6 6 4 4
7) 4 8 8) 2 8 9) 1 9
2 x = 4 x = 9 x =
5 5 9 9 2 2
10) 1 15 11) 2 12 12) 3 24
of 15 = x 6 = 8 x =
8 8 7 7 7 7
13) 5 35 14) 4 24 15) 2 16
7 x = 6 x = x 8 =
6 6 9 9 7 7
16) 3 33 17) 4 36 18) 5 55
x 11 = of 9 = 11 x =
8 8 7 7 6 6
19) 4 48 20) 2 32 21) 1 24
12 x = x 16 = 24 x =
5 5 7 7 9 9
22) 3 33 23) 7 63 24) 4 52
11 x = x 9 = 13 x =
10 10 8 8 11 11