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Set 5
Multiplying & Dividing Fractions

Brad the Cube

Hello Fifth Grade Friends!

Multiplication is like repeated addition.

You know that

5 times 4 = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 20

You can use that same strategy when you multiply a fraction and a whole number.

5 x ¼ can be thought of as adding ¼ five times.

5 times 1-fourth. 1-fourth + 1-fourth + 1-fourth + 1-fourth + 1-fourth = 5-fourths = 1 & 1-fourth

How is multiplying fractions different than multiplying whole numbers?

Your friend,

Brad