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Use visual models, decompose shapes, and apply the area formula for rectangles to solve problems in real world contexts.

Use visual models & the area formula for rectangles to solve problems.

Related Standards: MI.Math.Content.4.MD.A.3, MI.Math.Practice.MP.1, MI.Math.Practice.MP.2, MI.Math.Practice.MP.4, MI.Math.Practice.MP.5, MI.Math.Practice.MP.7

Discovering Area
A Problem of Volume

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