Tape Diagrams
A tape shows 3 parts shaded, each 1/6. What’s the total?
3/6?
What does an area model for. 1/2 x 2/2 look like?
Two-fourths of a square shaded.
Multiply 1/2 by 2/2. What’s the equivalent fraction?
2/4
Use a tape diagram to show 2/4. Write as a multiplication sentence.
2 × 1/4 = 2/4
John eats 2/5 of a pizza. He eats the same amount the next day. How much total?
4/5
What multiplication sentence matches: 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4?
3 x 1/4 = 3/4
What is 1/3 x 4/4 using an area model?
4/12
Multiply 2/3 by 3/3. What do you get?
6/9
Use an area model to solve 1/2 × 3/3
3/6
Sara has 3 pieces of ribbon, each 1/8 yard. How much ribbon does she have?
3/8 yards
If you have 5 shaded sections of 1/5 each, what’s the total fraction?
5/5 or 1 whole
In an area model for 2/3 x 2/2?
4/6
What is an equivalent fraction for 3/5 using multiplication?
6/10 or 9/15
Multiply 4/5 by 2/2. What’s the equivalent fraction?
8/10
A garden is 1/2 shaded and then cut in half again. What area is shaded now?
1/4
How can a tape diagram represent 2 x 1/3?
2 shaded parts, each 1/3
What is the product of 3/4 x 2/2?
6/8
How do you know 4/6 and 2/3 are equivalent?
Multiply 2/3 by 2/2
Which is greater: 2/6 or 1/2?
1/2 is greater
A recipe uses 1/2 of a cup of sugar. If you make 2 batches, how much sugar do you need in all?
1/2 × 2 = 2/2 = 1 cup
A tape diagram shows 4 parts shaded, each 1/8. Write as a multiplication sentence.
4 x 1/8 = 4/8
True or False: An area model can help you multiply two fractions. Explain.
True; it shows how part of a part works visully
Fill in the blank and solve: 5/6 = (5 × ___ )/(6 × 4)
(5 x 4)/(6 x 4) = 20/24
Draw a tape diagram for 3 × 1/6. What’s the total?
3/6
A recipe uses 2/3 of a cup of sugar. If you make 3 batches, how much sugar do you need?
2/3 × 3 = 6/3 = 2 cups