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Product of Fractions

Unit 4, Chapter 1 Lesson 4.1b


Complete warmup by
making arrays that
represent the
multiplication of
whole numbers.
Let’s

review

the

answers

together!
Product of Fractions
Please get out a pencil and a highlighter.
4 3
Shade
5
three

fifths.
3
Highlight three 4

fourths of the

shaded area.
4 3
How many units
5
are there here?

4 x 5 = 20
3
How many dark 4

squares are there?

3x3=9
4 3

The total units 5

are the product

of the
3
denominators
______________. 4

4 x 5 = 20
4 3

The shaded and 5


highlighted area

is the product
3
of the 4

numerators
______________.

3x3=9
3 3 9
4
x
5
= 20
3

3
4

4
5
3
Shade

three
3
fourths.
5
Highlight three

fifths of the

shaded area. 4
3 3 9
4
x
5
= 20 3

3
Wait - was this the
same as the last 5
problem?

5
4
6
2
Shade

two

thirds. 4
5
Highlight four

fifths of the

shaded area. 3
2 4 8
3
x
5
= 15 2

4
5

6
3
7
4

Illustrate

two thirds
3
of three 2
fourths

with a grid.
3
2 3 6 1
3
x
4
= 12 = 2
4

3
2

7
3
7
2 3 6 1
3
x
4
= 12 = 2

1 1
2 3 2 x 3 2 1
3
x
4
= 3 x 4
= 4 = 2
1 2
1 1
2 3 2 x 3 2 1
3
x
4
= 3 x 4
= 4 = 2
1 2

1 1
2 3 2 x 3 1
3
x
4
= 3 x 4
= 2
1 2
7
1 1
2 3 2 x 3 1
3
x
4
= 3 x 4
= 2
1 2

1 1
2 3 1
3
x
4
= 2
7 1 2
8

4 2 4 x 2 8
5
x
3
= 5 x 3
= 15
9

3 1
9 5 9 x 5 3
10
x
12
= 10 x 12
= 8
2 4
Do task:
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Unit 4, Chapter 1 Lesson 4.1b


Workbook
Exercise 1
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Unit 4, Chapter 1 Lesson 4.1b

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