Multiply Unit Fractions with Whole Numbers

A fraction with the numerator 1.

• mixed number

• whole number

• unit fraction

• benchmark fraction

a fraction with a top number of 1.

• product

• numerator

• scaling

• unit fraction

What are the steps to multiplying a fraction and a whole number?

• Change the whole number to a fraction, multiply numerators and denominators, simplify

• Change the whole number to a fraction, multiply the numerator with the denominator, simplify

• Multiply the numerator, multiply the denominator, simplify

• Mutliply the numerator with the whole number, multiply the denominator with the whole number, simplify

28 x 1/4

• 5

• 4

• 7

• 6

• 1/40
• 5  1/8
• 6  3/8
• 5/8

• 3
• 6
• 5
• 2

1/9   X    7

• 1/9

• 1/3

• 7/9

• 9/7

48 x 1/8

• 8

• 6

• 7

• 44

• 3/4
• 1/4
• 3
• 1 1/4

Pick a unit fraction and a whole number to write a multiplication equation equivalent to 9/10.

• 10/9

• 1 1/10

• 3 3/10

• 2 3/5