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I
.Topi
c:Mul
ti
pli
cat
ionofFr
act
ions

I
I.Gr
adel
evel
:Gr
ade4

I
II
.Tar
getLear
ningCompet
ency
:

Bytheendoft
hisl
esson,
thi
slear
ner
swi
l
lbeabl
etor
epr
esentmul
ti
pli
cat
ionofa
f
ract
ionbyawholenumber
.

I
V.Pr
erequi
sit
eknowl
edgeandski
l
ls:

1.Wor
kwor
dpr
obl
em

2.Addi
ti
onandsubt
ract
ionoff
ract
ions

3.Mi
xedNumber
sandi
mpr
operf
ract
ions

4.Deci
mal

5.Di
vi
sibi
l
itycheck

V.Pr
esent
ati
onoft
hepr
obl
em:

Fi
vepackageofcooki
eseachofonear
e3/
4ful
l
,Howmanypackagewoul
dthi
sbei
f
t
heywer
ecombined.

NARRATI
VEAPPROACH

Themot herofMart
abrought5packageofcooki
esandgaveitheroneandonl
ydaughter
,Mart
a
herdaughterwassoveryhappyandgotsur
pri
sed .Mar tagotaplateandat
ethecooki
es.
Eachonepackageofcookiesis3/4ful
l
.Howmanyf ul
lpackagewouldthi
sift
heywere
combined.

Gener
ati
onofSol
uti
ons:

1.Thest
udent
swi
l
lwor
kinpai
rst
ri
ads.

2.Encouraget
hest
udent
stot
hinkaboutt
hepr
obl
em andshar
eThi
ert
houghtwi
tht
hier
cl
assmates.

3.Assur
ethem t
hatt
her
eisnooner
ightsol
uti
on.

4.Theymaydocal
cul
ati
onordr
aw;
anysol
uti
oni
swel
comeasl
ongast
heycanexpl
ain.
Gui
deQuest
ions:

1.Howwi
l
lyoumul
ti
plyf
ract
ions?

2.Howmuchi
sthedenomi
nat
orofawhol
enumber
?

3.Howwi
l
lyousi
mpl
i
fyf
ract
ionst
hatt
hisi
sgr
eat
ert
han1andchangei
ttomi
xednumber
.

Pr
ocessi
ngofSol
uti
ons:

Hav
esomepai
r/
groupwr
it
ethei
rsol
uti
onont
heboar
dandexpl
ainpossi
bleSol
uti
ons:

1.I
ll
ust
rat
ion
Mul
ti
ply
ingf
ract
ionwi
thwhol
enumber
s

Wheny
oumul
ti
plyaf
ract
ionwi
thawhol
enumber,
fir
sty
oumustt
hemul
ti
pli
cat
ionequat
ion.

Exampl
e:

Dannydr
ank2/
4gal
l
onofl
emonade.Jocydr
ankal
so3t
imesmor
e.Howmuchdi
djocydr
ank?

1.Wr
it
emul
ti
pli
cat
ionequat
ion2/
3X3

2.Wr
it
ethewhol
enumberasaf
ract
ionbyput
ti
ng1ast
hedenomi
nat
or:

3=3ov
er1

3i
sthenumer
ator

1i
sthedenomi
nat
or

2.Useofnumberl
i
ne.

Mul
ti
ply
ingandDi
vi
dingf
ract
ion.
3.Changet
hewhol
enumbert
ofr
act
ionAndmul
ti
ply
.

STEP1

Theansweri
sinf
ract
ionf
orm.

St
ep2.

Thi
scanbet
ransf
ormedi
ntoami
xednumber
.