Fractions Greater Than One

Multiply with fractions less than, equal to, and greater than 1.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 70

Fractions can be equal to 1, or more than 1. Let's try 12 times 5 fourths. Each group is more than 1, so we'll get more than 12.
1 fourth of 12 is 3, and 5 of those is 15.
Mixed numbers are fractions greater than 1 too. 2 times 1 and 1 half is the same as 2 times 3 halves. That's 6 halves, or 3.
And a fraction equal to 1, like 4 fourths, doesn't change anything.

Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:

5.NR.3.4 — Model and solve problems involving multiplication of a fraction and a whole number.