Commutative law states that you can write the values of a calculation in a different order without changing the calculation; the result is still the same. It applies for addition and multiplication.

Explain how to multiply two unit fractions

Maths

Explain how to multiply two non-unit fractions

Explain how to divide a unit fraction by a whole number

Explain how to divide a non-unit fraction by a whole number

Explain how to divide a fraction by a whole number efficiently

In this unit pupils will learn how to multiply 2 unit fractions and 2 non-unit fractions. They will learn how to divide a unit fraction and a non-unit fraction by a whole number. In the future unit pupils will explain what percent means and how to represent a percentage in different ways. They will learn how to convert percentages to decimals and fractions and solve conversion problems.

 In the prior unit pupils used fraction sense to fraction addition, subtraction and comparison, explaining how to compare pairs of non-related fractions by converting to common denominators or using fraction sense. In this unit pupils will learn how to multiply 2 unit fractions and 2 non-unit fractions. They will learn how to divide a unit fraction and a non-unit fraction by a whole number. 

In this unit pupils will learn how to multiply 2 unit fractions and 2 non-unit fractions. They will learn how to divide a unit fraction and a non-unit fraction by a whole number.

Multiplication and division of fractions

To represent something means to show something in a different way.

The divisor is the number that we divide by. For example, in this equation, 3 is the divisor.

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