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7th grade Multiply and divide fractions and decimals, including negatives and fractions of fractions worksheet

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

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Ari's robot takes 3 equal hops along a number line. Each hop is -1/2 m, and negative means left. Starting at 0, where does the robot land?
Bo's toy frog does 4 sleepy hops. Each hop is -3/4 m, and negative means left. Starting at 0, where does the frog land?
Esme's pet snail slides 3 times in a row. Each slide is -0.4 m, and negative means left. Starting at 0, where does the snail end up?
Jun rolls a scooter 6 times along a chalk number line, 1/3 m each time. Starting at 0, where does the scooter stop?
Milo's toy boat is set to drift -4/5 m along a number line, where negative means left. The breeze stops after 1/4 of that drift. Where does the boat stop?
Noah's toy rocket is set to climb 6 m up a number line. Its fuel runs out after 2/3 of that climb. How far up does the rocket go?
Pia's sled is set to slide -3/2 m along a number line, where negative means left. It stops after 2/5 of that slide. Where does the sled stop?
Ren's toy duck waddles from 0 on a number line. Each waddle is -1/2 m. How many waddles take the duck to -4?
Tala's pet turtle crawls from 0 on a number line, -1/3 m per crawl. How many crawls does it need to reach -3?
Zee rides a bike from 0 along a number line, -1.5 m in each burst of pedaling. How many bursts get Zee to -6?

Multiply and divide fractions and decimals, including negatives. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

I can multiply and divide fractions and decimals, including negative ones, and say which side of 0 the answer is on.
I can read a fraction with a fraction on top and a fraction on the bottom (a complex fraction) as a division and find its value.
I can spot a pair of numbers that multiply to a whole number and use it as a shortcut, and I can work back from a product to a missing factor.

Standard: 7.NS.A.2c, 7.NS.A.3 (complex fractions)

product: The answer to multiplying.

quotient: The answer to dividing.

jump: A move along the number line. Negative jumps point left.

complex fraction: A fraction with a fraction on top, on the bottom, or both.

factor: A number you multiply, like 3/4 and 8/3 in 3/4 × 8/3.

Your child got the right size but the wrong sign on the answer.

Your child added the two numbers when the question multiplied them.

Your child divided when the question asked for part of an amount.

Ask: how many of the numbers are negative, and does that make the answer left or right of 0?

Ask: if you take 3 jumps of the same size on a number line, is that one jump or three?

Ask: is 2/3 of a move longer or shorter than the whole move?

What is the most common mistake with multiply and divide fractions and decimals, including negatives and fractions of fractions?

Your child got the right size but the wrong sign on the answer.

How can I help my child with multiply and divide fractions and decimals, including negatives and fractions of fractions?

Ask: how many of the numbers are negative, and does that make the answer left or right of 0?

Are these 7th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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