Buffy’s Bakery Part 3: Using Models to Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number

Help Buffy the Baker multiply a fraction by a whole using models in this sweet interactive tutorial.

This is part 3 of a 4-part series. Click below to open other tutorials in the series.
Resource ID#: 188261 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 4, 5
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 20 Minute(s)
Keywords: visual fraction models, multiplying fractions, fraction, multiply a fraction by a whole, fraction model, word problems, bakery, scaling, multiplication, fractions, modeling, models, area models, operations, food, interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-learning, mathematics, whole numbers, wholes, baking, baker, sweets
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades K-5

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