standard_description: Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Solve. Show or explain your work.
a.
$${{2\over3} }$$
of
$${{4\over5}}$$
b.
$${{4\over9}}\times \frac{5}{8}$$
Problem 2
A farmer’s land measures
$${{7\over8}}$$
of a mile long and
$${{4\over5}}$$
of a mile wide. What is the area, in square miles, of the farmer’s land?


aligns: no