Fraction Word Problems: Multiplication

(I) Represent and solve multiplication of a whole number and a fraction that refers to the same whole using objects and pictorial models, including area models

(Y7) Multiply and divide fractions and decimals using efficient written strategies and digital technologies (ACMNA154)

4.NF.4.C Solve word problems involving multiplication of a fraction by a whole number, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem. For example, if each person at a party will eat 3/8 of a pound of roast beef, and there will be 5 people at the party, how many pounds of roast beef will be needed? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?