Question

Explain how you can use a model to find 4*3/8 include a drawing and solution

Answer 1

Make 4 rectangles and split them into 8 parts. Shade in 3 of the 8 parts in every rectangle. Count the shaded parts and add them together. You should get 12/8. That simplified is 1 and 1/2.

Answer 2

Answer:  

Here, the given problem,

4 × 3/8

For solving this problem with help of multiplication model ( shown below ), We will follow the following steps

Step 1 : Take four boxes in which each is of 3/8

Step 2 : Add the total value of these four boxes,

$=\frac{3}{8}+\frac{3}{8}+\frac{3}{8}+\frac{3}{8}$

$=\frac{12}{8}$

Step 3 : Simplify the result ( If it is needed)

$\frac{12}{8}=\frac{3}{2}$

Hence,

$4\times \frac{3}{8}=\frac{3}{2}$