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4.NF.4.c (Mathematics)


Standard Identifier: 4.NF.4.c
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. Solve word problems involving multiplication of a fraction by a whole number, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem. For example, if each person at a party will eat 3/8 of a pound of roast beef, and there will be 5 people at the party, how many pounds of roast beef will be needed? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?

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