options: Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction.

Apply and extend previous understandings of division to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions. (Students able to multiply fractions in general can develop strategies to divide fractions in general, by reasoning about the relationship between multiplication and division. But division of a fraction by a fraction is not a requirement at this grade.)

Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator (a/b = a ÷ b). Solve word problems involving division of whole numbers leading to answers in the form of fractions or mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem. For example, interpret 3/4 as the result of dividing 3 by 4, noting that 3/4 multiplied by 4 equals 3, and that when 3 wholes are shared equally among 4 people each person has a share of size 3/4. If 9 people want to share a 50-pound sack of rice equally by weight, how many pounds of rice should each person get? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?

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.

Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.
problem_activity: Problem 1
32 students shared 6 pizzas equally. How much pizza will each student get?
a.   Find the exact answer.
b.   Check your work.
Problem 2
32 gallons of water is used to completely fill 6 fish tanks. If each tank holds the same amount of water, how many gallons will each tank hold?
a.   Find the exact answer. Write it as a fraction and as a mixed number.
b.   Determine which two whole numbers the answer is in between.
c.   Explain how the fractional part of the mixed number is related to the remainder in the problem.
d.   Check your work.
Problem 3
Solve the following problems. Think about the main differences between each one.
a.   A teacher has 21 batteries. Each calculator uses 4 batteries. How many calculators can the teacher fill with batteries?
b.   Four children can ride in a car. How many cars are needed to take 21 children to the museum?
c.   Ms. Cole bakes 21 cookies and wants to share them out fairly to 4 friends. How many cookies will each friend get?


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