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10.04 Area of rectangles using fractions

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The square below has side lengths of $1$1 unit.

a

What are the side lengths of the shaded area?

$\frac{1}{4}$14 unit by $\frac{1}{5}$15 unit

A

$3$3 units by $4$4 units

B

$4$4 units by $5$5 units

C

$\frac{1}{3}$13 unit by $\frac{1}{4}$14 unit

D
b

What is the area of the shaded region?

$\frac{\editable{}}{\editable{}}$ unit2

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1min

The square below has side lengths of $1$1 unit.

Easy
1min

The square below has side lengths of $1$1 unit.

Easy
1min

The square below has side lengths of $1$1 unit.

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

5.NF.4.b

Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling it with unit squares of the appropriate unit fraction side lengths, and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths. Multiply fractional side lengths to find areas of rectangles, and represent fraction products as rectangular areas.

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