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Area and the distributive property
Use tiling to demonstrate the distributive property: the area of a rectangle with sides a and (b+c) equals a×b + a×c; use area models to represent the distributive property
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Question 1 of 3
A floor is made of two rectangular tiles placed side by side. Tile A is 4 inches long and 3 inches wide. Tile B is 2 inches long and 5 inches wide. What is the total area of the two tiles in square inches?
Question 2 of 3
A rectangle is 5 units long and 3 units wide. Which expression correctly shows how to find its area?
Question 3 of 3
Mia is covering a rectangular floor that is 13 feet long and 6 feet wide with 1‑foot square tiles. She draws an area model that splits the length into a 10‑foot part and a 3‑foot part. How many tiles does she need to cover the whole floor?
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