5.12.d
Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling it with unit squares of the appropriate unit fraction side lengths to show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths.
Example Problems
A ceramic tile is by .
What is the area of the tile?
What is the area of the tile?
A rectangular bulletin board is meters wide and meters long.
What is the area of the bulletin board?
What is the area of the bulletin board?
A kitchen countertop is meters long and meter deep.
What is the area of the kitchen countertop?
What is the area of the kitchen countertop?
Khan Academy ResourcesRepresent fraction multiplication with visualsMultiplying fractions with visualsMultiply fractions and whole numbers visuallyMultiplying unit fractions and whole numbers Multiplying 2 fractions: fraction modelMultiplying fractions and whole numbers visuallyMultiplying 2 fractions: number lineMultiplying fractions and whole numbers Multiplying fractions by whole numbers on a number line

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