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

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Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers Practice

Draw a representation for each problem. Solve each problem using whatever strategy makes the most sense to you and show how you solved it. Write equations for Problems 1 and 2.

  • 1 Janet runs 1 fourth of a 1 half -mile relay race. What fraction of a mile does Janet run?

  • 2 Talisha owns 4 fifths of a section of land. She plants green beans on 3 fourths of her land. What fraction of the entire section is planted with Talisha's green beans?

  • 3 2 thirds , times , 3 eighths = _______________

  • 4 5 sixths , times , 1 fourth = _______________


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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