Multiples of unit fractions are fractions that come from adding the same unit fraction more than once. A unit fraction has the number 1 in the numerator (top number).
A multiple of a unit fraction is just that unit fraction added again and again.
To identify a multiple of a unit fraction, check if the fraction’s numerator shows how many times the unit fraction has been added.
The numerator always tells how many unit fractions are in the multiple.
Here are some multiples of unit fractions that appear often when working with fractions:
Even if the numerator is larger than the denominator, the rule is the same: the fraction is still a multiple of a unit fraction.
Multiples of unit fractions help in understanding repeated addition of fractions, multiplication with fractions, and fraction word problems.
Always think of multiples of unit fractions as groups of equal parts being combined.