Khan/khan-exercises — Issue #13167: Multiplying fractions word problems - need to improve questions
Author: KhanBugz
Created: 2012-02-06 16:24:01+00:00
State: open
Labels: chrome, other, win7

Reporter: sal@khanacademy.org

There should always be at least one unnecessary number (preferably two with one of them being a fraction) in the problem. Otherwise, students can just blindly multiply the two numbers they see without thinking.

[multiplying_fractions_word_problems.html?seed=116&problem=picnic-attendees](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/multiplying_fractions_word_problems.html?seed=116&problem=picnic-attendees&debug)

[Answer timeline](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/multiplying_fractions_word_problems.html?seed=116&problem=picnic-attendees&debug&activity=%5B%5D)

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