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Area with Fractions

Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling with unit-fraction squares; show that the area equals the product of the side lengths

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Find fractional rectangle areas with truly square unit-fraction tiles, and distinguish side length from area.

Find fractional rectangle areas with truly square unit-fraction tiles, and distinguish side length from area.

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  • Tile a 2/3 × 3/4 rectangle with 1/12 squares and count to find area = 6/12 = 1/2
  • Explain why the number of unit-fraction tiles equals the product of the two fractions
  • Calculate the area of a rectangle with sides 1 1/2 and 2/3 using fraction multiplication
“If a piece of fabric is 2/3 m long and 3/4 m wide, can your child work out its area — and explain how tiling it with tiny fraction-squares shows the same answer as multiplying?”

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Type
Representational
Subject
Mathematics
Domain
Fractions
Age range
Ages 10–11

Standards

ccss-math:5.NF.4.b