Key learning points

1. A calculation can represent scaling down or finding a fraction of the whole number.
2. A calculation can represent repeated addition or finding lots of the fraction.
3. Multiplication is commutative so the product will be the same.

Keywords

• Scaling - Scaling is when something is transformed, through either shrinking or enlarging by a scale factor.

• Repeated addition - Repeated addition is when the same object or value is added to itself more than once.

• Numerator - The numerator is the number on the top of a fraction. It tells us how many parts we have/need.

• Denominator - The denominator is the number on the bottom of a fraction. It tells us how many parts the whole has been divided into.

Common misconception