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Visualizing Multiplication: How to Use Arrays to Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers

Visualizing Multiplication: How to Use Arrays to Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers

TL;DR: Think of an array as equal groups lined up in a grid. To multiply a fraction by a whole number with an array, you draw that many copies of the same fraction shape side by side and count up all the shaded parts. Four times two-thirds becomes four little shapes, each with two of […]