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
Geraldo is plotting points on the following coordinate plane.
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Geraldo needs to plot the following four points:
(0.8, 12)
(1.6, 18)
(1, 30)
(2, 3)
Can he plot all of his points on the provided coordinate plane? How do you know?
What would be a point that he couldn't fit on the coordinate plane above? How do you know?
Problem 2
Determine the correct scale for the coordinate grid below so that all of the following points can be shown on it:
(12, 4)
(4,
$${1\over2}$$
)
(6,
$$3{1\over2}$$
)
(12,
$$2{1\over2}$$
)
(17, 4)
(16,
$$4{1\over4}$$
)
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aligns: no