Multiply Fractions-Area Model

Multiply Fractions

Area Model

Explain how the shaded rectangle represents:

 $\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{5}$  

Explain how the shaded rectangle represents:

 $\frac{1}{5}\times\ \frac{1}{2}$  

Open Ended

Write a multiplication expression to represent the diagram.

Multiple Choice

How much of the whole rectangle is shaded?

• $\frac{1}{4}$

• $\frac{1}{8}$

• Something else

• $\frac{2}{6}$

Open Ended

Write a multiplication expression to represent the shaded rectangle.

Open Ended

How much of the whole rectangle is shaded?

Open Ended

1) Write a multiplication expression to represent the shaded rectangle.

2) How much of the whole rectangle is shaded?

Open Ended

1) Write a multiplication expression to represent the shaded rectangle.

2) How much of the whole rectangle is shaded?

Poll

How confident do you feel about today's math skill?

• I got this! I can teach it to a classmate.

• I understand it enough to do it on my own.

• I am beginning to understand it.

• I don't understand it yet.