Unit 5 Multiplying and Dividing fractions
Common Core Standards / Main Skills Addressed
5.NF.1 Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators, including mixed numbers.
5.NF.1 Rewrite fractions with unlike denominators as equivalent fractions with a common denominator in order to find their sum or difference.
5.NF.4a Multiply a whole number by a fraction.
5.NF.4a Solve story problems involving multiplying a whole number by a fraction.
5.NF.4a Multiply a fraction by a fraction.
5.NF.4a Solve story problems involving multiplying a fraction by a fraction.
5.NF.4b Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling it with unit squares of the appropriate size.
5.NF.4b Demonstrate that the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths can be found through tiling or by multiplying the side lengths.
5.NF.4b Represent the product of two fractions as an array whose dimensions are the two fractions being multiplied.
5.NF.5b Interpret multiplication as scaling (resizing) by explaining why multiplying a given number by a fraction greater than 1 results in a product greater than the given number; explaining why multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number.
5.NF.5b Explain why multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number.