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California Standards. NS2.1 Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of positive fractions and explain why a particular operation was used for a given situation. Also covered: NS2.4, NS2.2.
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California Standards NS2.1 Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of positive fractions and explain why a particular operation was used for a given situation. Also covered: NS2.4, NS2.2
Recall that multiplication can be written as repeated addition. For example, 3 5 = 5 + 5 + 5 = 15. You can use repeated addition to multiply a whole number by a fraction.
2 Think: How much is of 6? Use multiplication to find a fraction of a number. 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 + + + = + + 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 = 1 Example 1: Transportation Application In 2001, the car toll on the George Washington Bridge was $6.00. In 1995 the toll was 2 of that toll. 3 What was the toll in 1995? + + + + + 1 1 Simplify 1 1 Write the fraction as a decimal. = $4.00 The George Washington Bridge toll for a car was $4.00 in 1995.
Example 2A: Multiplying Fractions Multiply. Write the answer in simplest form. 3 12 4 3 12 3 = Write 12 as a fraction. 12 4 1 4 3 Divide a numerator and denominator by their GCD, 4. 12 3 = 1 4 1 9 Multiply numerators. Multiply denominators. Simplify. = = 9 1 Remember! Use the GCD of a numerator and denominator to simplify before multiplying.
3 1 5 4 1 3 4 5 3 = 1 3 20 5 4 Additional Example 2B: Multiplying Fractions Multiply. Write the answer in simplest form. Multiply numerators. Multiply denominators. =
Example 3A: Multiplying Mixed Numbers Multiply. Write the answer in simplest form. 2 2 1 5 3 2 2 5 Writethe mixed number as an improper fraction. 2 1 = 5 3 3 5 1 Divide a numerator and denominator by their GCD, 5. 2 5 = 5 3 1 2 Multiply numerators. Multiply denominators. = 3
Example 3B: Multiplying Mixed Numbers Multiply. Write the answer in simplest form. 1 1 4 2 7 5 1 1 21 15 4 = Write mixed numbers as improper fractions. 2 5 7 7 5 3 3 21 15 Divide numerators and denominators by their GCDs, 5 and 7. = 5 7 1 1 Multiply numerators. Multiply denominators. 9 or 9 = 1
3 3 3 3 3 4 + + = + + + + 4 4 4 4 4 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 = 1 Check It Out! Example 1 In 2002, the fee to park in a parking garage was $4. In 2000 the fee was of the fee in 2002. What was the fee in 2000? 3 4 = $3.00 The fee to park in the parking garage was $3.00 in 2000.
1 3 1 3 = 7 8 8 7 3 = 56 Check It Out! Example 2 Multiply. Write the answer in simplest form. 3 1 7 8 Multiply numerators. Multiply denominators.
Check It Out! Example 3 Multiply. Write the answer in simplest form. 3 1 2 5 3 1 3 7 Writethe mixed number as an improper fraction. 3 2 = 5 3 3 5 1 3 7 = Divide a numerator and denominator by the GCD, 3. 5 3 1 7 2 Multiply numerators. Multiply denominators. = or 1 5 5