Tape Diagrams

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What is a tape diagram?

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A tape diagram is a visual representation used to show the relationship between numbers in a problem, often used in math to illustrate addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

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What does the length of a tape diagram represent?

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The length of a tape diagram represents a quantity or a total amount in a mathematical problem.

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How do you find the total in a tape diagram?

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To find the total in a tape diagram, you add the lengths of all the segments together.

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What is the multiplication equation that matches this tape diagram? (5 groups of 6)

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5 x 6 = 30

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What is the size of one group in a tape diagram showing 6 groups of something?

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6

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What division equation goes with this tape diagram? (12 divided into 4 equal parts)

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12 ÷ 4 = 3

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What multiplication equation goes with this tape diagram? (4 groups of 3)

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4 x 3 = 12

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What is the division equation that matches this tape diagram? (20 divided into 5 equal parts)

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20 ÷ 5 = 4

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How can you represent 3 x 4 using a tape diagram?

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By drawing 3 segments, each of length 4.

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What is the relationship between multiplication and division in tape diagrams?

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Multiplication shows how many groups of a certain size there are, while division shows how to split a total into equal groups.