options: Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.

Develop Understanding of fractions as numbers.
Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.

Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions.

Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.

Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.

Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Solve each problem in two different ways.
a.
$${3{1\over3} \times 1{1\over4}}$$
b.
$${5{2\over5} \times 3{4\over9}}$$
Problem 2
Which strategy was more efficient for each problem above? Explain.


correct_option_index: 2