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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Mathematics (Grade 6)

The Number System

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The Number System: Multiplication and Division of Fractions

Multiplying Mixed Numbers

Description

Multiplying Mixed Numbers
Introduction

Multiplying mixed numbers helps find the product when whole numbers and fractions are combined into a single quantity. Learning this skill helps students understand how to work with larger fra...

Transcript

Mia is covering a table for a party. The table is two and one-half meters long and one and one-half meters wide.

Each cloth strip is two and one-half meters long and one-half meter wide.

Since each strip matches the table’s length, Mia places the strips side by side to cover the table’s width.

Each strip covers one-half meter, ...