Use visual models to explain the product of multiplying a whole number by a fraction greater than and less than one.

Fraction Basics

100

What is a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator called?

Proper fraction

200

What does the numerator in a fraction represent?

What is the number of parts being considered?

300

What is a fraction with a numerator larger than the denominator called?

Improper fraction

400

Convert 5/4 into a mixed number

1 1/4

500

Simplify 6/9

2/3

Whole Number Multiplication

100

What is 3x1

3

200

5 x 1/2

2 1/2

300

Solve 4x 3/4

What is 3

400

What does it mean to multiply a whole number by a fraction?

What is finding a part of the whole number?

500

6 x 5/3

10

Fractions Greater than 1

100

2 x 4/3

2 2/3

200

3 x 5/4

3 3/4

300

How does multiplying by a fraction greater than 1 change the whole number?

What is it increases the value of the whole number?

400

4 x 9/8

4 1/2

500

5 x 7/6

5 5/6

Fractions Less than 1

100

2 x 1/2

1

200

How does multiplying by a fraction less than 1 change the whole number?

What is it decreases the value of the whole number

300

3 x 2/5

1 1/5

400

5 x 3/4

3 3/4

500

4 x 2/3

2 2/3

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100

Write 0.45 in word form.

What is "forty-five hundredths

200

Write 6.032 in expanded form.

What is 6+0.03+0.0026 + 0.03 + 0.0026+0.03+0.002?

300

Convert "three hundred twelve thousandths" into a decimal.

What is 0.312?

400

Write 4.206 in expanded form using powers of ten

What is (4x1)+(2x0.1)+(0x.01)+(6x0.001)

500

Write 4.53 in base 10

4.53