Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers

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5.NF.B.6

**5.NF.B.6**: Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.

5.NF.B.6: Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.

What you'll learn

Recognize multiplication situations in word problems, including identifying the word "of" as a signal for multiplication (e.g., "2/3 of 24" means 2/3 x 24)
Use visual fraction models -- area models, tape diagrams, and fraction bars -- to represent and solve real-world multiplication problems involving fractions
Write a multiplication equation that models a given word problem, clearly identifying the factors and the product in context
Solve problems involving a fraction times a whole number, a fraction times a fraction, and a fraction times a mixed number, interpreting the result in the context of the problem
Estimate products before computing to check reasonableness, using benchmarks such as "the product must be less than both factors when both are less than 1" and "a fraction of a quantity is less than that quantity"

Review first:

Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction

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Solving real world fraction multiplication

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