LESSON 9 Solving Fraction Multiplication Problems

After the Party Problems

The Happy Birthday sign at Luis's party was 2 feet long and foot wide.

1. Work with a partner to find the area of the sign. Use any strategy you like.
2. Mark solved the problem this way.

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1. How did he break apart the 2 rectangle?
2. How did he find the partial product of 2 ?
3. How did he find the partial product of ?