Use Cuisenaire Rods to show that:
4 x 6 = 6 x 4
4 rows of 6 is the same as 6 rows of 4. The both equal 24.
This is the Commutative Property of Multiplication. Remember: Order doesn't matter!
Which fraction is greater? 2/3 or 4/5 ?
Draw a number line, bar model, or pie to prove your thinking.
4/5
I can't remember 8 x 7? Explain a strategy to figure out the product. Can you show me with your cuisenaire rods?
8 x 7 = (4 x 7) + (4 x 7)
8 x 7 = (3 x 7) + (4 x 7)
Or other examples of the distributive property.
7 doubled 14. 14 doubled is 28. 28 doubled is 56.
Ms. Gangi bowls one game every Tuesday night. There are 12 frames in one game, and she bowls 4 strikes in the game. What is the fraction of the frames that she did NOT get a strike? Express answer in simplest form.
8/12 = 2/3
Name a fraction that is equivalent to the whole number 4
What is 4/1 8/2 16/4 .....
(3 x 2) x 4 = 3 x (2 x 4)
Use your cuisenaire rods to show these are equal.
6 fours = 3 eights
This is an example of the associative property. Factors can be grouped or associated in different ways.
Mrs. Fitzgerald has 4 candy bars that are all the same. Each candy bar is divided into 4 equal sections. What fraction represents just one section out of all the sections in the candy bars?
1/16
The answer to a multiplication problem is a ...
The answer to division problem is a ...
The answer to an addition problem is a ...
The answer to a subtraction problem is a ...
Product, quotient, sum, difference
Miles ate 2/8 of a pizza pie. Sarah ate 4/8 of a pizza pie. Lelia ate 5/16 Who ate more, and why?
Sarah ate the most 8/16 > 5/16 > 2/16
4/8 is 1/2 the other fractions are less than 1/2.