Consolidation questions 1 · repeated fraction
Find 5 × 6/8 by thinking of 5 equal fractional groups.
Singapore Math 5A · Independent learning
Practice A — Chapter 5
Consolidation target: Consolidate whole-number/fraction multiplication.
Fresh problems from the immediately preceding lesson cluster. Show all work and attach correct units.
Consolidation questions
Consolidation questions 2 · repeated fraction
Find 6 × 2/5 by thinking of 6 equal fractional groups.
Consolidation questions 3 · fraction of a set
Find 1/3 of 12 counters. Divide into 3 equal groups first.
Consolidation questions 4 · fraction of a set
Find 1/3 of 9 counters. Divide into 3 equal groups first.
Consolidation questions 5 · fraction of a set
An art club has 25 sheets. It uses 4/5 of the original sheets for posters. How many sheets is that? State the original whole.
Consolidation questions 6 · fraction of a set
An art club has 45 sheets. It uses 1/5 of the original sheets for posters. How many sheets is that? State the original whole.
Representation and explanation
Use Consolidation Questions 1 and 2 above (not two questions of your choice). For Question 1 draw repeated identical fractional bars. For Question 2 draw repeated identical fractional bars. Label all quantities, include physical measurement units when they are part of the question, show which operation your model proves, and check the answers by an inverse calculation or a size estimate.