Number and operations

6.3(B)

Does Multiplying Make It Bigger?

Determine, with and without computation, whether a quantity is increased or decreased when multiplied by a fraction, including values greater than or less than one.

Part of The student applies mathematical process standards to represent addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division while solving problems and justifying solutions

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Intro

Bigger or Smaller?

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to decide whether multiplying a number by a fraction makes the answer larger or smaller, sometimes without doing any computation at all.