Use with Ready Instruction Lesson 19

Dear Family,
This week your child is learning to multiply
fractions to solve word problems.
Your child might see a problem like this:

Randy practiced guitar for 2of an hour on 4 days this

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week. How long did Randy practice this week?

Using fraction strips can help your child solve this word problem.
Each fraction strip below is divided into thirds and shows 2, the length
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of time that Randy practiced each day.

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

Day 1

1
3

1
3

1
3

Day 2

1
3

1
3

1
3

Day 3

1
3

1
3

Day 4

The fraction strips show 4 3 2. The fraction strips show 8.

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Your child can also write an equation to find how long Randy practiced.
4 3 2 5 8
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Then your child can check his or her answer by using repeated addition.
21 21 21 2 5 8 hours
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The answer is that Randy practiced 8, or 2 2, hours this week.

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Invite your child to share what he or she knows about multiplying

fractions by doing the following activity together.

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Lesson 19 Multiply Fractions

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Multiplying Fractions Activity

Do an activity with your child to multiply fractions.
Materials: a large pitcher, a measuring cup, and the ingredients shown
in the recipe
Look at the recipe below for party punch. It makes a large amount
of punch.
Rewrite the recipe so that it will be more suitable for your family.
Just multiply the amount of each ingredient by 1.
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Make the recipe and enjoy!

Recipe for
Cranberry Cooler Party Punch
Ingredients:
12 cups cranberry juice
2 cups orange juice
8 cups grape juice
1 cup lemon juice
2 cups crushed pineapple
Directions:
Stir all ingredients together. Pour into serving glasses. Enjoy!

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Lesson 19 Multiply Fractions

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