Even though students can solve this problem by multiplying, it is unlikely they will. Here it is much easier to answer the question if you can think of multiplying a number by a factor as scaling the number. Aligns with 5.NF.B.5.

Concepts

multiplication, rational numbers

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Additional Tags

algebra, 5.nf.b.5, cc by-nc-sa 4.0, creative commons attribution-noncommercial-sharealike 4.0, creative commons, illustrative mathematics

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice