Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space, Student Activity Book [Grade 5]

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HOMEWORK

More Multiplying Fractions

One half of each fraction bar is shaded. For each problem, use the fraction bar to show your solution. Then write an equation.

  • 1 If 1 eighth of the shaded part is striped, how much of the bar is striped?

    A fraction bar that is one-half shaded.

  • 2 If 5 eighths of the shaded part is striped, how much of the bar is striped?

    A fraction bar that is one-half shaded.

  • 3 If 1 tenth of the shaded part is striped, how much of the bar is striped?

    A fraction bar that is one-half shaded.

  • 4 If 3 tenths of the shaded part is striped, how much of the bar is striped?

    A fraction bar that is one-half shaded.

NOTE

Students use fraction bars to solve problems that involve multiplying a fraction by a fraction.

MWI Multiplying a Fraction by a Fraction


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Puzzles, Clusters, and Towers Unit 2 Prisms and Solids Unit 3 Rectangles, Clocks, and Tracks Unit 4 How Many People and Teams? Unit 5 Temperature, Height, and Growth Unit 6 Between 0 and 1 Unit 7 Races, Arrays, and Grids Unit 8 Properties of Polygons