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Multiplying A Fraction by A Whole Number: Unit 3, Chapter 5 Lesson 3.5
Multiplying A Fraction by A Whole Number: Unit 3, Chapter 5 Lesson 3.5
Fraction by a
Whole Number
Unit 3, Chapter 5 Lesson 3.5
Multiplying a Fraction & a Whole Number with Pictures
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+
4 x
C=
3
4
4 x =
Multiplying a Fraction & a Whole Number
3
4
C
with Pictures
6 J
x
=
5 A x
=
5 C
x
=
4 x =
Multiplying a Fraction & a Whole Number
3
4
C
with Pictures
6 Jx
= 6
5
5 A x
= 5
2
5 C
x
= 5
3
For example,
1 1 1 1 1 5
when multiplying — +— + — + — + — = —
4 4 4 4 4 4
1
— by 5,
4
you are adding
five groups of 5 x
1
4
=
1
— together.
4 five groups of one fourth
Multiplying is Repeated Addition
4 x
1
7
=
1
7
1
7
1
7
1
7
4
—+ —+—+— = —
7
four groups of one seventh
Multiplying is Repeated Addition
5 x
2
5
=
2
5
2
5
2
5
2
5
2
5
10
—+—+—+—+— = —
5
five groups of two fifths
=
2
1
Multiply 2
by 8.
1
2
x
8 =
1 x 8
2
=
8
—
2
=
4
1
Multiply 4
by 6.
1
4
x
6 =
1 x 6
4
=
6
—
4
=
1 1
—
2
2
Multiply 3
by 4.
2
3
x
4 =
2 x 4
3
=
8
—
3
=
2 2
—
3
Let’s think about
how we would
write a whole 1 1 1 3
— + — + — = —
1 1 1 1
number as a
3
fraction. You 3
— =
1
have three pies.
Multiplying by a Whole Number - Fractions
3 x
1
5
=
3 1 3
— x — = —
1 5 5
Multiplying by a Whole Number - Fractions
6 x
1
2
=
6 1 6
— x — = — =
1 2 2 3
Workbook
Exercise 9
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