Mathematics Fractions Procedural 10–11 yrs

Real-world fraction multiplication

分数乘法的实际应用

Description

Solve real-world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, using visual fraction models or equations

Mastery Evidence

✓ Solve: 'A recipe needs 2 1/3 cups of flour; you want to make 1 1/2 batches. How much flour?'
✓ Draw a fraction model to represent and solve a multiplication word problem
✓ Check the reasonableness of a fraction product in context using estimation

Assessment Prompt

If a recipe makes 12 biscuits using 1 and 1/2 cups of sugar, and your child wants to make only 2/3 of the recipe, can they work out how much sugar they need?