Han cuts a 15-foot piece of rope into 4 equal parts. TRUE or FALSE: the expression 3 ¾ represents the length of each part of the rope in feet.
True, 12 feet of the rope gives 4 equal groups of 3 and then there are 3 feet left and dividing that into 4 equal parts is ¾ more feet.
½ x 6
6/2 (also acceptable: 3)
How do you reduce fractions?
Find Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for the numerator and the denominator. Then, divide the numerator and denominators by the GCF.
Explain how to multiply fractions by a whole number.
Put the whole number over 1. Next, multiply the numerators together to find the product's numerator. Then, multiply the denominators to find the product's denom
⅓ x 34
34/3 (also acceptable: 11 ⅓)
Han cuts a 15-foot piece of rope into 4 equal parts. TRUE or FALSE: the expression 15 ÷ 4 represents the length of each part of the rope in feet.
True, this is 1 of four equal groups making 15.
1/7 x 6
6/7
⅛ x 11
11/8
What is the math term for the answer to a division equation?
Quotient
What is the math term for the answer to a multiplication expression?
Product
What is a divisor?
The number doing the dividing is called the divisor. This numberwill divide the dividend exactly.
Explain the difference between a factor and a multiple.
Factors are the numbers multiplied to get a product. Multiples are the sequence of factors (skip counting).
Han cuts a 15-foot piece of rope into 4 equal parts. TRUE or FALSE: the expression 4 x 15 represents the length of each part of the rope in feet.
False, this is 4 times as long as the piece of rope.
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