10-1
Ex: 3/2 = 3 x 1/2
Ex: 3/2 = 3 x 1/2
4/3
7/4
6/2
4 x 1/3
7 x 1/4
6 x 1/2
Calculate the distance Margo rides her bike if she rides 7/8 mile each day for 8 days.
56/8 or 7 miles
Calculate 3 x 3/6
Must show work
3 x (3 x 1/6)
= (3 x 3) x 1/6
= 9 x 1/6
= 9/6 or 1 3/6
Calculate 4 x 2 3/8 using the distribution method
Must show work
4 x (2 + 3/8)
= (4 x 2) + (4 x 3/8)
= 8 + 12/8
= 8 + 1 4/8
= 9 4/8
4 x 1/6 =
3 x 1/2 =
7 x 1/5 =
4/6
3/2
7/5
Each lap around a track is 3/10 kilometer. Elliot walked around the track 4 times. How far did Elliot walk?
12/10 or 1 2/10
Calculate 7 x 3/4
Must show work
21/4 or 5 1/4
Calculate 10 x 3 3/5 using the area/square method
Must show work
36
Example on Board
99/100 =
10 x 1/8 =
8/3 =
99 x 1/100
10/8
8 x 1/3
Calculate the distance Penny rides her bicycle if she rides 1/4 mile each day for 5 days.
5/4 or 1 1/4
Calculate the length of 5 pieces of ribbon laid end to end if each piece is 2/3 yard long.
10/3 or 3 1/3 yard
Tamara swims 2 7/10 kilometers a day, 4 days a week. How far does she swim each week?
Use the area/square method
10 8/10
Kevin is baking cookies. Each batch of cookies uses 1/8 pound of butter. Kevin has 11/8 pounds of butter. How many batches of cookies can Kevin make?
11 batches; 11 x 1/8 = 11/8
A baker uses 2/3 cup of rye flour in each loaf of bread. How many cups of rye flour will the baker need in 3 loaves? in 7 loaves? in 10 loaves?
- there are 3 answers
2 cups; 4 2/3 cups; 6 2/3
Rosie is doing her math homework. For each problem, she uses 3/4 sheet of paper. How many sheets of paper will Rosie need to complete 20 math problems.
15 sheets
20 x 3/4
= 60/4
= 15
Calculate 9 x 3 5/8 using the distribution method.
32 5/8