Uploaded February 2014 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
This animated video illustrates the use of an array to solve a word problem involving the multiplication of fractions.
This video was produced for the PBS LearningMedia library, thanks to a generous grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was produced in collaboration with Kentucky Educational Television.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS Mathematics 5.NF.B.4a (Grade 5): Number & Operations—Fractions, Multiplication and Division: Interpret the product (a/b) x q as a parts of a partition of q into b equal parts.
CCSS Mathematics 5.NF.B.6 (Grade 5): Number & Operations—Fractions, Multiplication and Division: Solve real world problems involving the multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.
This animated video illustrates the use of an array to solve a word problem involving the multiplication of fractions.
This video was produced for the PBS LearningMedia library, thanks to a generous grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was produced in collaboration with Kentucky Educational Television.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS Mathematics 5.NF.B.4a (Grade 5): Number & Operations—Fractions, Multiplication and Division: Interpret the product (a/b) x q as a parts of a partition of q into b equal parts.
CCSS Mathematics 5.NF.B.6 (Grade 5): Number & Operations—Fractions, Multiplication and Division: Solve real world problems involving the multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.
