Key learning points

1. Partition the mixed number into a whole number and a fraction.
2. Multiply the whole number part by the whole number factor.
3. Multiply the fraction by the whole number using unitising language.
4. Recombine the partial products to calculate the overall product.

Keywords

• Repesent - To represent something is to show it in a different way.

• Mixed number - A mixed number is an improper fraction written as its whole number part plus the fractional part, where the fractional part is a proper fraction.

• Partition - Partition means to split an object or value down into smaller parts.

Common misconception