Step 6 Objective
Multiply and divide a fraction by an integer.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
Examples of what pupils should know and be able to do
Know that 
of 12, × 12, 12 × are equivalent.
Know that statements such as 24 ÷ 
can be interpreted as:
How many quarters are there in 24?
Answer questions such as:
find 
× 24; 2× 27.
Use cancellation to simplify the product of a fraction and an integer.