In Chapter 8 we will:
Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers
Vocabulary:
fraction – a number that names part of a whole or part of a group
factor - a number that is multiplied by another number to find a product
multiple – the product of two counting numbers (ex. multiples of 3 are: 3,6,9,12,15,18,21...)
product – the answer to a multiplication problem
unit fraction – a fraction that has a numerator of one
Identity Property of Multiplication - the property that states the product of any number and 1 is that number (ex. 6 x 1=6, 327 x 1=327)
Chapter 8 videos:
Lesson 8.1 Multiples of Unit Fractions
Lesson 8.2 Multiples of Fractions
Lesson 8.3 Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number Using
Models
Lesson 8.4 Multiply a Fraction of Mixed Number by a Whole
Number
Lesson 8.5 Problem Solving: Comparison Problems with
Fractions