Colorado Standards
CO.5.1. Number Sense, Properties, and Operations
5.1.4. The concepts of multiplication and division can be applied to multiply and divide fractions (CCSS: 5.NF). Students can:
5.1.4.a. Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator (a/b = a ÷ b). (CCSS: 5.NF.3)
5.1.4.e. Interpret multiplication as scaling (resizing). (CCSS: 5.NF.5)
5.1.4.e.ii. Apply the principle of fraction equivalence a/b = (n × a)/(n × b) to the effect of multiplying a/b by 1. (CCSS: 5.NF.5b)