Common Core: 4th Grade Math : Understand a Fraction a/b as a Multiple of 1/b: CCSS.Math.Content.4.NF.B.4a

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Example Questions

Example Question #1112 : Numbers And Operations

\displaystyle 10\times\frac{1}{5}= 

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{10}{5}=2

\displaystyle \frac{4}{5}

\displaystyle \frac{8}{5}=1\frac{3}{5}

\displaystyle \frac{9}{5}=1\frac{4}{5}

\displaystyle \frac{11}{5}=2\frac{1}{5}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{10}{5}=2

Explanation:

\displaystyle 10\times\frac{1}{5} means the same thing as adding \displaystyle \frac{1}{5} ten times.

On our number line, we can make \displaystyle 10 jumps of \displaystyle \frac{1}{5}

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Example Question #1113 : Numbers And Operations

\displaystyle 5\times\frac{1}{6}= 

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{3}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{2}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{5}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{7}{6}=1\frac{1}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{4}{6}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{5}{6}

Explanation:

\displaystyle 5\times\frac{1}{6} means the same thing as adding \displaystyle \frac{1}{6} five times.

On our number line, we can make \displaystyle 5 jumps of \displaystyle \frac{1}{6}


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Example Question #151 : Number & Operations: €”Fractions

\displaystyle 8\times\frac{1}{6}=

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{4}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{3}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{8}{6}=1\frac{2}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{7}{6}=1\frac{1}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{9}{6}=1\frac{3}{6}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{8}{6}=1\frac{2}{6}

Explanation:

\displaystyle 8\times\frac{1}{6} means the same thing as adding \displaystyle \frac{1}{6} eight times.

On our number line, we can make \displaystyle 8 jumps of \displaystyle \frac{1}{6}



8 6 number line

Example Question #1782 : Ssat Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

\displaystyle 10\times\frac{1}{6}=

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{7}{6}=1\frac{1}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{9}{6}=1\frac{3}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{10}{6}=1\frac{4}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{7}{6}=1\frac{1}{6}

\displaystyle \frac{8}{6}=1\frac{2}{6}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{10}{6}=1\frac{4}{6}

Explanation:

\displaystyle 10\times\frac{1}{6} means the same thing as adding \displaystyle \frac{1}{6} ten times.

On our number line, we can make \displaystyle 10 jumps of \displaystyle \frac{1}{6}

10 6 number line

 

Example Question #1121 : Numbers And Operations

\displaystyle 2\times\frac{1}{3}=

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{3}{3}=1

\displaystyle \frac{5}{3}=1\frac{2}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{4}{3}=1\frac{1}{3}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}

Explanation:

\displaystyle 2\times\frac{1}{3} means the same thing as adding \displaystyle \frac{1}{3} two times.

On our number line, we can make \displaystyle 2 jumps of \displaystyle \frac{1}{3}

2 3 number line

Example Question #1122 : Numbers And Operations

\displaystyle 9\times\frac{1}{3}=

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{9}{3}=3

\displaystyle \frac{8}{3}=2\frac{2}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{7}{3}=2\frac{1}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{5}{3}=1\frac{2}{}3

\displaystyle \frac{6}{3}=2

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{9}{3}=3

Explanation:

\displaystyle 9\times\frac{1}{3} means the same thing as adding \displaystyle \frac{1}{3} nine times.

On our number line, we can make \displaystyle 9 jumps of \displaystyle \frac{1}{3}

9 3 number line

Example Question #1123 : Numbers And Operations

\displaystyle 7\times\frac{1}{3}=

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{5}{3}=1\frac{2}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{6}{3}=2

\displaystyle \frac{7}{3}=2\frac{1}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{7}{3}=2\frac{1}{3}

Explanation:

\displaystyle 7\times\frac{1}{3} means the same thing as adding \displaystyle \frac{1}{3} seven times.

On our number line, we can make \displaystyle 7 jumps of \displaystyle \frac{1}{3}

7 3 number line

Example Question #641 : Fractions

\displaystyle 2\times\frac{1}{4}=

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{2}{4}

\displaystyle \frac{5}{4}=1\frac{1}{4}

\displaystyle \frac{4}{4}=1

\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}

\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{2}{4}

Explanation:

\displaystyle 2\times\frac{1}{4} means the same thing as adding \displaystyle \frac{1}{4} two times.

On our number line, we can make \displaystyle 2 jumps of \displaystyle \frac{1}{4}

2 4 number line

Example Question #1125 : Numbers And Operations

\displaystyle 9\times\frac{1}{4}= 

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}

\displaystyle \frac{8}{4}=2

\displaystyle \frac{9}{4}=2\frac{1}{4}

\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}

\displaystyle \frac{10}{4}=2\frac{2}{4}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{9}{4}=2\frac{1}{4}

Explanation:

\displaystyle 9\times\frac{1}{4} means the same thing as adding \displaystyle \frac{1}{4} nine times.

On our number line, we can make \displaystyle 9 jumps of \displaystyle \frac{1}{4}

9 4 number line

Example Question #161 : Number & Operations: €”Fractions

\displaystyle 11\times\frac{1}{4}= 

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{15}{4}=3\frac{3}{}4

\displaystyle \frac{12}{4}=3

\displaystyle \frac{14}{4}=3\frac{2}{4}

\displaystyle \frac{13}{4}=3\frac{1}{4}

\displaystyle \frac{11}{4}=2\frac{3}{4}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{11}{4}=2\frac{3}{4}

Explanation:

\displaystyle 11\times\frac{1}{4} means the same thing as adding \displaystyle \frac{1}{4} eleven times.

On our number line, we can make \displaystyle 11 jumps of \displaystyle \frac{1}{4}

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