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How can I use models to multiply fractions
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How can I use models to multiply fractions

User Thijs Riezebeek
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Say we have 1/2 * 1/2. Make a square and cut it in half vertically. Shade one of the halves. Then, cut the square horizontally and shade in half of the shaded area. There we go!
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You can count the numbers shaded over the total numbers in the model
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