Multiplying Fractions
4th Grade · Math · 50 min
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Learning Objective
I can multiply a fraction by a whole number.
- 1
The fraction 2/5 can be represented as 2 times 1/5, which means having two 1/5s added together.
- 2
3 times 2/5 is the same as 3 times 2 times 1/5, which equals 6 times 1/5, or 6/5.
- 3
3 times 2/5 can also be seen as 3 times (1/5 + 1/5), which means adding six 1/5s together, resulting in 6/5.
