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Watering the School Garden: Groups of Fractions

Grade 4 school garden practice multiplying a whole number by a fraction, like 4 × 2/5 = 8 × 1/5, using fraction bars and number lines.

Grade 4MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to4.NF.B.4.b

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1 Common Core standard
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12 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students rewrite a whole number times a fraction as a multiple of a unit fraction, like 4 × 2/5 = 8 × 1/5.
Students solve garden word problems that multiply a fraction by a whole number.
Students find and fix the mistake of multiplying both the numerator and the denominator.

How to use

Use after students can write a fraction like 2/5 as 2 × 1/5. Have them draw fraction bars or number line jumps for the first few problems, then check each answer by counting unit fractions.

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