Section 1
Multiply Unit Fractions Using an Area Model
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To find the product of two unit fractions, such as finding a fraction 'of' another fraction, you can multiply the denominators. The resulting product is a new unit fraction.
In this Grade 5 Eureka Math lesson from Chapter 23, students learn to multiply unit fractions by unit fractions, building on prior work with multiplying fractions and whole numbers. Using paper folding, area models, and tape diagrams, students develop conceptual understanding of why multiplying two unit fractions like one-half by one-half yields one-fourth. The lesson connects pictorial and numerical representations to help students generalize the procedure for fraction-by-fraction multiplication.
Section 1
Multiply Unit Fractions Using an Area Model
To find the product of two unit fractions, such as finding a fraction 'of' another fraction, you can multiply the denominators. The resulting product is a new unit fraction.
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Section 1
Multiply Unit Fractions Using an Area Model
To find the product of two unit fractions, such as finding a fraction 'of' another fraction, you can multiply the denominators. The resulting product is a new unit fraction.
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