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

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HOMEWORK

Multiplying Fractions Practice

Solve the problems. For each problem, use the square to draw an array.

  • 1 Martin owns 5 eighths of a section of land. He plants corn on 1 third of his land. What fraction of the entire section is planted with corn?

    A square.

  • 2 Cecilia owns 3 fourths of a section of land. She plants beans on 1 fifth of her land. What fraction of the entire section is planted with Cecilia's beans?

    A square.

  • 3 Yumiko owns 7 ninths of a section of land. She plants lettuce on 1 fourth of her land. What fraction of the entire section is planted with Yumiko's lettuce?

    A square.

NOTE

Students practice multiplying two fractions.

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