Area model multiplication

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What is area model multiplication?

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A visual way to multiply numbers by breaking them into parts and using rectangles to represent those parts.

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What is a partial product?

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A product obtained by multiplying one part of a number by another number in a multiplication problem.

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How do you write a number in expanded form?

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By breaking it down into the sum of its place values. For example, 1543 = 1000 + 500 + 40 + 3.

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What is the product of 12 and 104 using area model multiplication?

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1,248.

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What is the final answer in area model multiplication?

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It is the sum of all the partial products.

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What is the first step in area model multiplication?

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Break the numbers into their place values.

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What does the area of a rectangle represent in area model multiplication?

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The product of the lengths of its sides, which corresponds to the partial products.

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If you have 600, 20, and 4 as partial products, what is the final sum?

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624.

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What is the purpose of using an area model in multiplication?

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To visualize the multiplication process and understand how numbers combine.

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What is the last step in area model multiplication?

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Add all the partial products together to find the total product.