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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Mathematics (Grade 6)

The Number System

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The Number System: Multiplication and Division of Fractions

Evaluating Expressions with Fraction Products

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Evaluating Expressions with Fraction Products
Introduction

Evaluating expressions with fraction products helps find the value of multiplication expressions that include fractions. Learning this skill helps students understand how f...

Transcript

Jae is creating a model building, and each floor is 3 1/2 inches tall.

He wants to find the height of the building for any number of floors. Let f represent the number of floors. Since each floor is 3 1/2 inches tall, the building's height can be written as 3 1/2 × f.

To make multiplication easier, he converts 3 ½...