standard_description: Interpret multiplication as scaling (resizing), by:
- Explaining why multiplying a given number by a fraction greater than 1 results in a product greater than the given number (recognizing multiplication by whole numbers greater than 1 as a familiar case); explaining why multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number; and relating the principle of fraction equivalence a/b = (n×a)/(n×b) to the effect of multiplying a/b by 1.
- Comparing the size of a product to the size of one factor on the basis of the size of the other factor, without performing the indicated multiplication.
problem_activity: Problem 1
a.   Fill in the following blanks to make true statements. Use base ten blocks to help you.
1 thousand is the same as _______ hundreds.
1 hundred is the same as _______ tens.
1 ten is the same as _______ ones.
1 one is the same as _______ tenths.
b.   Below is an area model that represents 1 one. It is partitioned into tenths. Partition it to show what you would expect the next smallest unit to look like so that it continues the pattern in Part (a).
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c.   Use what you notice in Part (a) and (b) to write a similar sentence that starts “1 tenth is the same as…”
Problem 2
The shaded part of this diagram represents 1 hundredth. We can write this as the fraction
$$\frac{1}{100}$$
or as the decimal
0.01.
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Fill out the following table to represent each given number.
|                                                                                                  **            Diagram           **                                                                                                  | **            Unit Form           ** | **            Fraction Form           ** | **            Decimal Form           ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/UXbX2I0Zc5A1kLpwT6BAA2_C9OM62.png|  |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/UXbX2I0Zc5A1kLpwT6BAA2_C9OM62.png| image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/UXbX2I0Zc5A1kLpwT6BAA2_C9OM62.png |             7 hundredths             |                                          |                                         |
| |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/UXbX2I0Zc5A1kLpwT6BAA2_C9OM62.png|  |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/UXbX2I0Zc5A1kLpwT6BAA2_C9OM62.png| image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/UXbX2I0Zc5A1kLpwT6BAA2_C9OM62.png |                                      |            $$\frac{32}{100}$$            |                                         |
| |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/UXbX2I0Zc5A1kLpwT6BAA2_C9OM62.png|  |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/UXbX2I0Zc5A1kLpwT6BAA2_C9OM62.png| image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/UXbX2I0Zc5A1kLpwT6BAA2_C9OM62.png |                                      |                                          |                  0.85                   |
| |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/xJTfKSJObLTngvzpCrjGcc_LY71VX.png|  |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/xJTfKSJObLTngvzpCrjGcc_LY71VX.png| image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/xJTfKSJObLTngvzpCrjGcc_LY71VX.png |                                      |                                          |                                         |
Problem 3
a.   Explain why
$${{1\over10}={10\over100}}$$
. Draw a picture to illustrate your explanation.
b.   Explain why
$${0.20 = 0.2}$$
. Draw a picture to illustrate your explanation.
Problem 4
Jani and Kai are representing a decimal number. Here are the area models they drew:
|                                                                                                                 Jani                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 Kai                                                                                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/pCjOWHyq93ljOqoarBpFRi_XAG8G1.png|  |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/pCjOWHyq93ljOqoarBpFRi_XAG8G1.png| image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/pCjOWHyq93ljOqoarBpFRi_XAG8G1.png | |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/IX0bwHJs13FGRL7TldfH6i_9P5SGX.png|  |https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/IX0bwHJs13FGRL7TldfH6i_9P5SGX.png| image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/IX0bwHJs13FGRL7TldfH6i_9P5SGX.png |
a.   What value do you think Jani and Kai are trying to model? How do you know?
b.   Draw pictures to show what Kai might have drawn for each area model in Anchor Task 2.


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