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Area Product Lab

Select rows and columns, count their overlap, and connect fractional side lengths to square units.

Anonymous group code: __________   Date: __________

Explore, draw, and explain

Use the online model or draw a diagram. Label the whole and show your reasoning.

M1. Set 3 rows with 2 selected and 4 columns with 3 selected. What fraction of the unit square is in both selections?

M2. Set 4 rows with 3 selected and 2 columns with 1 selected. What is 3/4 of 1/2?

M3. Set 2 rows with 1 selected and 2 columns with 1 selected. The whole square has side length 1 meter. What is the overlap area in square meters?