Monday, November 30, 2015

multiplying fractions visual model

Today we talked about multiplying two fractions using a visual model
Helpful reminders:
the denominator tells you how many pieces to cut the box into
the numerator tells you how many pieces to shade in
the first fraction is done horizontal (rows)
the second  fraction is done vertical (columns)

***Remember this is a fifth grade standard but we also will talk about how to multiply with out a model tomorrow!

homework answers

Monday, November 23, 2015