How to Use Models to Multiply Two Fractions?
TL;DR: Multiplying fractions can feel abstract until you draw it. Take a rectangle, shade rows for the first fraction and columns for the second, then look at the overlap — that double-shaded region IS the product. It’s the cleanest way to actually see why two-thirds times three-fourths gives you six-twelfths, which simplifies to one-half. The […]