Area Model for Multiplication of Decimals
You can use area diagrams to respresent products of decimals. Use the applet below to represent multiplications, for example 2.4 1.3. Drag the sliders in order to create the decimals.
- Which region represents 0.4 0.3?
- How can the other regions be labelled with their respective areas?
- Can you find the value of the multiplication?
Use the applet in order to visualize other multiplications with decimals.