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Solve problems involving multiplying proper fractions by whole numbers

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Key learning points

Use the language of unitising '__ groups of __ is equal to __'
The numerator of the fraction is multiplied by the whole number and the denominator remains the same.
If the product is an improper fraction you can convert it to a mixed number.

Keywords

Numerator - A numerator is the top number in a fraction. It shows how many parts we have.
Denominator - A denominator is the bottom number in a fraction. It shows how many parts a whole has been divided into.
Proper fraction - A proper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is less than the denominator.
Improper fraction - An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator.

Common misconception

Multiplying a fraction by a larger whole number means the product will be larger.

In these examples, encourage children to see the whole number as a multiplier. Relate this back to representations where the fraction is shown to represent an area or a quantity. This should help to identify the fraction's magnitude when reasoning.

Encourage children to reason about the size of expressions through comparing what the size of the numerator is in comparison to the denominator. Pupils should be able to compare expressions without having to convert to a mixed number in cases where fractions are greater or smaller than a whole.

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6 Questions

Q1.

Tick the fraction that is shaded in the image.

$$ \frac{2}{5} $$

Correct answer: $$ \frac{3}{5} $$

$$ \frac{5}{3} $$

$$ \frac{5}{2} $$

Q2.

Tick the correct symbol to compare these two expressions.

Correct answer: >

Q3.

Tick the correct symbol to compare these two expressions.

Correct answer: =

Q4.

Tick the correct products for this equation. 2 × $$ \frac{6}{8} $$ =

$$ \frac{26}{16} $$

$$ \frac{26}{8} $$

Correct answer: $$ \frac{12}{8} $$

$$ 1\frac{2}{8} $$

Correct answer: $$ 1\frac{4}{8} $$

Q5.

Tick the correct products for this equation. $$ \frac{3}{5} $$ × 4 =

Correct answer: $$ \frac{12}{5} $$

$$ \frac{43}{5} $$

$$ \frac{12}{20} $$

Correct answer: $$ 2\frac{2}{5} $$

$$ 1\frac{2}{5} $$

Q6.

Tick the correct set of symbols to compare the expressions.

< <

Correct answer: > >

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> <

= =

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6 Questions

Q1.

Write the answer to the following equation. 2 × $$ \frac{3}{6} $$ =

Correct Answer: 1, one, one whole

Q2.

Tick expressions where the product would be greater than one whole.

$$ \frac{2}{7} $$ × 3

Correct answer: $$ \frac{4}{6} $$ × 2

Correct answer: $$ \frac{5}{9} $$ × 3

$$ \frac{1}{8} $$ × 8

Correct answer: $$ \frac{3}{5} $$ × 2

Q3.

Tick expressions where the product would be less than one whole.

Correct answer: $$ \frac{1}{8} $$ × 3

Correct answer: $$ \frac{4}{9} $$ × 2

$$ \frac{2}{9} $$ × 5

$$ \frac{3}{6} $$ × 2

$$ \frac{2}{10} $$ × 5

Q4.

Tick the correct symbol to compare these two expressions.

Correct answer: <

Q5.

Tick the correct symbol to compare these two expressions.

Correct answer: <

Q6.

Order the expressions from largest to smallest.

1 - $$ \frac{3}{7} $$ × 4

2 - $$ \frac{2}{7} $$ × 4

3 - $$ \frac{3}{7} $$ × 2

4 - $$ \frac{1}{7} $$ × 1

5 - $$ \frac{6}{7} $$ × 0