An Overview of Area Models

A detailed tutorial on how to use area models. Step by step tutorial including several examples of how to use area models for reference.

An area model is used to help mutliply and divide integers. It is called an area model because of the way it is set up – it looks like you are solving for area when the model is used correctly. These models are typically composed of many small one by one squares, although different sizes can be used in order to make mulitplication and division earlier. Area models are used to provide a visual representation of the multiplication and division algorithms.

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