Area with Fractional Side Lengths
Students will find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling it with unit squares of the appropriate unit fraction side lengths.
Key Questions
- Explain why the product of two fractions represents an area.
- Construct a tiled model to determine the area of a rectangle with fractional sides.
- Compare the process of finding area with whole numbers versus fractions.
Common Core State Standards
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