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Please help me, because I am struggling on this picture.

Please help me, because I am struggling on this picture.-example-1
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Explanation:

Each grid is divided into units by the dark vertical lines, and into fractions of the last unit by the lighter vertical lines. The left-side figure, for example, shows 3 units, the last of which is divided into fourths (1/4s).

The lighter horizontal lines divide the vertical space into fractions. The left side figure has horizontal lines dividing the vertical space into tenths (1/10s).

Overall, each grid represents multiplication of a mixed number by a fraction.

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The left-side figure has coloring horizontally covering two full units and 3/4 of the last unit. The coloring vertically occupies 3 of the 10 spaces, Overall, the figure represents multiplication of 2 3/4 by 3/10. That matches the solution required for the question about July rainfall (bottom word problem).

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The top right figure has coloring horizontally that covers two full units and 2/3 of the last unit. The coloring vertically occupies 2 of the 3 spaces. Overall, the figure represents multiplication of 2 2/3 by 2/3. That matches the solution required for the question about mat area (top word problem).

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The bottom right figure has coloring horizontally that covers three full units and 1/5 of the last unit. The coloring vertically occupies 1 of the 4 spaces. Overall, the figure represents multiplication of 3 1/5 by 1/4. That matches the solution required for the question about the weight of carrots (middle word problem).

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Additional comment

Perhaps the confusing part is that the answer to the question, as represented by the shaded area, is not easy to determine from the figure.

The left-side figure, for example, has a blue shaded area that totals 6/10, and an orange shaded area that totals 9/40. The answer to the question posed is then 6/10 +9/40. The diagram offers no help in figuring the value of that sum, hence the answer to the question.

Please help me, because I am struggling on this picture.-example-1
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