Exploring Multiplying Fractions with Area Models

Mrs. Herman teaches how to multiply fractions using visual aids and relatable examples like brownies, cookies, and pizza. She emphasizes that multiplying fractions involves taking a part of a part, which often results in a smaller product. Through various examples, students learn to visualize and calculate the overlapping areas to find the product of two fractions.

What does multiplying fractions represent?

• Taking part of a whole

• Combining whole numbers

• Taking part of a part

• Doubling the fractions

What happens to the product when multiplying fractions less than one?

• It becomes larger

• It remains the same

• It becomes smaller

• It turns into a whole number

In the brownie example, what fraction of the pan did Mr. Herman eat?

• 2/16

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

How much of the pan did Mrs. Laboon eat?

• 4/16

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/8

What fraction of the cookie did Mr. Cooper take?

• 3/16

• 1/4

• 1/16

• 2/16

What fraction represents the cherry tomatoes in the garden?

• 1/2

• 2/8

• 1/4

• 4/16

What fraction of the pan did Mr. Koffer eat?

• 9/16

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 2/16

What does two-halves multiplied by a fraction result in?

• Half of the original fraction

• Double the fraction

• A whole number

• The fraction itself

What was unique about the final pizza example?

• It involved subtraction

• It returned the original fraction

• It doubled the fraction

• It resulted in a whole number

What concept is emphasized through the examples of food?

• Fraction addition

• Fraction multiplication as 'part of a part'

• Converting fractions to whole numbers

• Fraction division