Multiplying Fractions Word Problems

by Math Mom Repeat

Price: 150 points or $1.5 USD

Subjects: math,mathElementary,mathMiddleSchool,elementaryFractions,theNumberSystem,midSchoolFractions

Grades: 5,6,7

Description: Do your students struggle with fraction word problems? This Fraction Word Problem Boom Deck includes several different types of fraction problems. This includes: -Multiplying Fractions by Fractions -Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers -Multiplying Mixed Numbers by Fractions/Whole Numbers Fractions are written first in unsimplified form and then converted to mixed number. Help your students understand the math behind the math with repeated addition for multiplying fractions. This activity shows students why the rule for multiplying fractions by whole numbers works. Students go from using repeated addition to the multiplication of fractions rule (putting a whole number over 1). This activity teaches three common core tasks at once: dividing whole numbers by fractions, fractions by whole numbers, and repeated reasoning (understand that 1/2 divided by 2 is the reciprocal of 2 divided by 1/2). Includes 20 problems! Perfect for: -Explicit Instruction -Stations -Early Finishers -Homework -Partner/Group Work -Independent Practice, and More!