Fraction × Integer

Multiply the numerator, keep the denominator

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About This Practice

Fraction times integer: multiply the numerator, keep the denominator — three pies with 2/7 eaten from each makes 6/7 in all. Watch the bar model: 2 cells per bar, 6 cells across three bars. Change the portions or the multiplier and see the numerator follow while the denominator stays put.

Three pies, two sevenths eaten from each — how much in all? Watch the bar model: 2 cells colored per bar, 6 cells across 3 bars, six sevenths. Change the copies or the multiplier and see how the numerator follows.

MediumEstimated Time: 10minfraction multiplicationintegerbar modelsame denominator

How to Play

  1. Look at the bars: each pie is cut into 7 equal parts.
  2. Each bar shades 2 cells — count the total across 3 bars.
  3. Write the sentence: 2/7 × 3 = 6/7; the numerator multiplies, the denominator stays.
  4. Change the multiplier and watch the shaded cells and numerator move together.
  5. Check: can the result be simplified? (like 6/8 into 3/4)

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