standard_description: Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.
problem_activity: Task
What fraction of the rectangle below is shaded?
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Laura says that $\frac14$ of the rectangle is shaded. Do you think she is correct? Explain why or why not by using the picture.


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