Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space, Student Activity Book [Grade 4]

NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

HOMEWORK

Buying Fabric

Use a representation to solve each problem. For each word problem, write a multiplication equation that represents the problem.

  • 1 Bill bought 6 pieces of yellow fabric. Each piece was 1 third of a yard long. How many yards of fabric did Bill buy in all?

  • 2 Kimberly bought 2 pieces of blue fabric. Each piece was 7 eighths of a yard long. How many yards of fabric did Kimberly buy in all?

  • 3 Alejandro bought 7 pieces of red fabric. Each piece was 3 fourths of a yard long. How many yards of fabric did Alejandro buy in all?

  • 4 2 times , 3 tenths , equals modified under bar with

  • 5 9 times , 1 sixth , equals modified under bar with

NOTE

Students solve problems involving multiplication of a whole number by a fraction.

MWI Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Arrays, Factors, and Multiplicative Comparison Unit 2 Generating and Representing Measurement Data Unit 3 Multiple Towers and Cluster Problems Unit 4 Measuring and Classifying Shapes Unit 5 Large Numbers and Landmarks Unit 6 Fraction Cards and Decimal Grids Unit 7 How Many Packages and Groups? Unit 8 Penny Jars and Towers