Exploring the Area Model for Multiplying Fractions

The video tutorial explains how to solve fraction problems using diagrams and multiplication. It begins with a field trip scenario where only a fraction of students have permission slips. The tutorial uses rectangles to visualize fractions and demonstrates how to calculate the fraction of students with permission slips. It also covers solving similar problems with pizza and flower garden scenarios, emphasizing the use of diagrams and multiplication to find solutions.

What fraction represents the seventh graders who signed up for the field trip?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/4

What is the product of 1/2 and 3/4 in the context of the field trip?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/8

• 1/4

How many students out of 80 brought permission slips, based on the proportion calculation?

• 40

• 30

• 25

• 35

What fraction of the pizza did Haley eat the next morning?

• 5/16

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 1/4

How is the fraction of the pizza Haley ate calculated using multiplication?

• 1/2 * 5/8

• 1/4 * 1/2

• 3/4 * 1/2

• 2/3 * 1/3

What fraction of Joe's garden is planted with red carnations?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/6

How do you calculate the fraction of the garden with red carnations using multiplication?

• 1/2 * 1/4

• 1/4 * 1/2

• 1/3 * 1/2

• 1/2 * 1/3

What does the fraction 3/8 represent in the school scenario?

• White trucks in a parking lot

• Boys with basketball shoes

• Low-fat salads on the menu

• Girls with permission slips

In the parking lot scenario, what fraction represents white trucks?

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/8

What fraction of the menu is low-fat salads?

• 5/8

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 5/24