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4.NF.4.a (Mathematics)


Standard Identifier: 4.NF.4.a
Content Area: Mathematics
Grade: 4
Domain: Number and Operations—Fractions

Cluster:
Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.

Standard:
Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction by a whole number. Understand a fraction a/b as a multiple of 1/b. For example, use a visual fraction model to represent 5/4 as the product 5 × (1/4), recording the conclusion by the equation 5/4 = 5 × (1/4).

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