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Lesson 34: Multiplying fractions and whole numbers
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Multiplying fractions and whole numbers
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Multiply fractions and whole numbers visually

CCSS.Math: 5.NF.B.4, 5.NF.B.4a
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Problem

Use the following image to multiply.
A row of two equal-sized rectangles. Each rectangle is split into 2 equal parts for a total of 4 parts, The first three parts are shaded and below the shaded parts is a curved bracket labeled three-fourths of 2. Above both rectangles is a curved bracket labeled 2.
What is start fraction, 3, divided by, 4, end fraction of 2, question mark
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
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