Download SWBAT solve multiplication with fraction problems several different

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SWBAT solve multiplication with fraction problems several different ways.
Do Now
1.) Multiply by breaking the numbers apart:
15 x 8
2.) Show that 6 x 4 is commutative.
Class Notes
Multiplication Statements
1.) Multiplication is the same as repeated addition only if you add the same
number again and again
2.) Times means “groups of”
3.) A multiplication problem can be shown as a rectangle
4.) You can reverse the order of the factors and the product stays the same
5.) You can break numbers apart to make multiplying easier
6.) When you multiply two numbers, the product is larger than the factors
unless one of the factors is zero or one.
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Statement 1
1.) Multiplication is the same as repeated addition when you add the same
number again and again.
Example:
6x½
Revision (if necessary)
Statement 2
2.) Times means “groups of. “
Example: Can we read 6 x ½ as “six groups of ½ ?
Revision (if necessary)
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Statement 3
3.) A multiplication problem can be shown as a rectangle.
Example 1: 6 x ½
Example 2:
Revision (if necessary)
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Statement 4
4.) You can reverse the order of the factors and the product stays the same.
Example 1:
Example 2:
Revision (if necessary)
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Statement 5
5.) You can break numbers apart to make multiplying easier.
Example: 6 x ½
Example 2: 6 x ½
Revision (if necessary)
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Statement # 6
6.) When you multiply two numbers, the product is larger than the factors
unless one of the factors is zero or one.
Example: 6 x ½
Revision (if necessary)
Example: 6 x 3/2
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Another Problem
½x¾
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Multiplying Fractions Homework
Must show all work and answer all problems to get full credit. Use PENCIL!!!
Use a rectangle to multiply 1/2 x 4/6
Answer: ½ x 4/6 = ____________________