Multiplying Fractions with Models

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📚 Part 1: Quick Check (Multiple Choice)

WALT: Understand and perform multiplication of fractions using area models.

Success criteria: Multiply two fractions and explain using an area model; simplify answers.

1. What is 1/2 × 1/3?

1/5

1/6

1/3

2. A rectangle is shaded to show 2/3 horizontally and 3/4 vertically. What fraction is the overlap?

1/2

2/7

5/12

3. Multiplying fractions using an area model means:

adding two fractions

finding a fraction of a fraction

dividing a fraction by a whole number

4. Which steps do you use when multiplying two proper fractions? (Check all that apply)

Multiply the numerators

Multiply the denominators

Add the numerators

5. Draw an area model to show 2/3 × 3/4. Shade the overlap and write the multiplication sentence. What is the product in simplest form?

Answer: _________

6. Calculate 2/5 × 7/8. Show your working and simplify the answer.

7. Find 3 × 3/4. (You may show this as repeated groups or an area model.)

8. Extension: Multiply 5/3 × 4/5. Write the answer and explain in one sentence how an area model can help confirm this result.

Differentiation: Use simple fraction strips or concrete counters for support. Try the extension for a challenge.