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Mathematics (Grade 7)

The Number System

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The Number System: Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers

Multiplying Fractions and Decimals

Description

Subject: Math

Chapter: Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers

CCSS Alignment: 7.NS.A.2

Lesson Title: Multiplying Fractions and Decimals

Introduction

Multiplying fractions and decimals ...

Transcript

A hiker is on a hiking trail that is seven-halves miles long and completes two-thirds of the trail. To find how many miles the hiker completes, we multiply two-thirds by seven-halves.

First, multiply the numerators and denominators. Then simplify by dividing by their common factor, two.

This shows the hiker completes seven-thirds mil...