5. Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 100, and use this technique to add two
fractions with respective denominators 10 and 100.4 For example, express 3/10 as 30/100, and add 3/10 + 4/100 = 34/100.2
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1.7 *1 Write the fraction represented by a drawing of parts of a figure; represent a given fraction by using drawings; and relate a fraction to a simple decimal on a number line.
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5. Interpret multiplication as scaling (resizing), by:
a. Comparing the size of a product to the size of one factor on the basis of the size of the other factor, without performing
the indicated multiplication.
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.
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