Multiply and divide fractions and decimals, including negatives and fractions of fractions

Answer Key - Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   Pia finds a complex fraction in the math club newsletter: -3/4 over 1/2, with one big fraction bar. What is its value?

   -3/2
2. 2.

   A fraction bar with 2/5 above it and -3/10 below it. A complex fraction arrives in Ren's envelope: 2/5 on top of the bar and -3/10 on the bottom. What is its value?

   -4/3
3. 3.

   A whale that Zee tracks for a science poster changes depth by -5/8 m in 1/4 minute. What is the change in depth for a whole minute?

   -5/2
4. 4.

   Bo slices a pizza and spots a friendly pair in this puzzle. What is 12/5 × (-9/4) × 5/6?

   -9/2
5. 5.

   Esme's cat sits on a puzzle with three negative numbers. What is (-4/9) × (-2/5) × (-15/2)?

   -4/3
6. 6.

   Jun rings a bell: a decimal puzzle with one very friendly pair. What is 0.25 × 1.5 × (-8)?

   -3
7. 7.

   In a trivia game, each wrong answer changes Kira's team score by -3/4 point. The team gives 6 wrong answers, and the change is shared equally by 4 players. What is each player's change?

   -9/8
8. 8.

   In a relay game, each bonus round changes Milo's team score by 0.75 point. The team wins 8 bonus rounds, and the change is shared equally by 3 players. What is each player's change?

   2
9. 9.

   Pia fills in a balance puzzle: (-2/3) × ? = 4. What is the missing number?

   -6
10. 10.

    Ren's puzzle card says 3/4 × ? = -9/10, with a smiley face for luck. What is the missing number?

    -6/5