Grade 5
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Geometry
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Measurement & Data
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Number & Operations: Base Ten
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Number & Operations: Fractions
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Operations & Algebraic Thinking
KAS Math Standard: KY.5.NF.5.b
Explaining why multiplying a given number by a fraction greater than 1 results in a product greater than the given number (recognizing multiplication by whole numbers greater than 1 as a familiar case); explaining why multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number; and relating the principle of fraction equivalence a/b = (n × a)/(n × b) to the effect of multiplying a/b by 1.