Area with Fractional Side Lengths
Calculate the area of rectangles with fractional side lengths using multiplication and visual models.
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Area with Fractional Side Lengths
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Read each question carefully and calculate the area of the rectangles. Show your work.
1. A rectangular garden has a length of 5/2 feet and a width of 3/4 feet. What is the area of the garden?
2. To find the area of a rectangle, you multiply its by its . If the sides are fractions, you multiply the and the separately.
3. Sarah is painting a rectangular picture frame that is 7/3 inches long and 2/5 inches wide. What is the total area she needs to paint?
4. The area of a rectangle with side lengths 1/2 unit and 1/3 unit is equal to 1/5 square unit.
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False
5. Which expression represents the area of a rectangle with a length of 6/7 cm and a width of 1/2 cm?
6/7 + 1/2
6/7 - 1/2
6/7 * 1/2
6/7 ÷ 1/2