| Multiplying and Dividing Fractions |
| Multiplying and Dividing Fractions |
The Common Core State Standards covered in Unit 5 are:
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| Gary Paulsen was treating his dogs to pie, before he learned they shouldn't eat that. He had 1/3 of a pie left and then cut it into 4 equal pieces to give to Storm, Fred, Fonzie, and Cookie. How much of the original pie did each dog get? |
| Hawk is getting a new pen. It is rectangular in shape and measures 1 3/4 yards long and 1/2 yard wide. Hawk wants at least one square yard of pen. Did Hawk get her wish? |
| Gary had a 9 yard long rope for one of his traplines. How many pieces of rope can he cut from that piece if he wants each piece to be 1/3 yard long? |
| Gary's wife is making a sign to encourage him in the Iditarod. The sign is 1 1/3 yards wide by 2 1/3 yards long. What is the area of the sign that Mrs. Paulsen makes for Gary? |
| Gary made a cushion for Storm. The cushion is 3/4 yard long and 5/6 yard wide. What is the area of the cushion? |
All members of the dog club voted for their favorite dog. Half voted for Storm, 1/4 voted for Cookie, 1/8 voted for Fonzie, 1/16 voted for Olaf, and the rest voted for Fred. If 2 members voted for Fred, how many students belong to the dog club? |
When Gary tests drives a sled, he does 1/5 backwoods sledding,1/5 frozen lake sledding, and 3/5 sledding around his house. If he sleds for 12 1/3 miles, how many miles are sledding around his house? |
Decide true or false for each of the following statements.
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| Use the fractions in the table to answer questions 1-4. Find two fractions to fit each description. 1/2 1/3 1/4 2/3 3/4 |
| The product is 1/8, and the sum is 3/4. |
| Both the product and the difference are equal to 1/12. |
| The product is 1/2, and the difference is 1/12. |
| The product is 1/6, and the sum is less than 1. |
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| Multiplying Fractions |
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Multiply fractions-online practie |
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Multiplying fractions and whole numbers |
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How to multiply fractions |
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How to multiply mixed fractions |
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Multiply fractions and whole numbers-online practice |
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Multiply fractions-online practice |
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Multiply fractions word problems |
| Dividing Fractions |
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| Area with Fractions |
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How to find the area of a rectangle using fractions-VIDEO |
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Practice finding the area of a rectangle from Khan Academy |
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Practice finding the area of rectangles-no fractions-game format |
| Unit 5 Games |
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