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Product of Simple Fractions

Product of Simple Fractions

This Java applet displays the multiplication of two fractions as an overlaying of rectangular areas. The left rectangle illustrates the left fraction as a horizontal fraction bar; the right rectangle shows the right fraction as a vertical fraction bar; and the middle rectangle represents their overlay. To change the numerator or denominator of the multiplicands, click a digit slightly off-center (left to decrease, right to increase)....

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Keywords:
Life Science, Number Sense, Multiplication, Measurement, NSDL, Mathematics, Representation, Fractions, Make Use of Structure, Model With Mathematics, Process Skills, Computing and Information, Engineering, Area, Number and Operations, Algorithms, Chemistry, Composition and Decomposition of Numbers, Visual Representation, Education, Arithmetic, Practice Standards, Reason Quantitatively, Concept Formation
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Author:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
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No
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Unknown

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