Standard 2: Find the perimeter and area of rectangles with fractional or decimal side lengths.

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Number: MA.5.GR.2
Title: Find the perimeter and area of rectangles with fractional or decimal side lengths.
Type: Standard
Subject: Mathematics (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 5
Strand: Geometric Reasoning

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MA.5.GR.2.AP.1
Find the perimeter and area of a rectangle with decimal side lengths using a visual model and calculator.

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Students determine the area of a rectangle with given fractional dimensions by multiplying. Students are then asked to draw a model to find the area of the same rectangle.

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