Grade
3

Same & Different: Dip-Dyed Arrays

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A shows an 8 by 6 array. 8 times 6 = blank. B. shows a 6 by 8 array. Blank divided by 6 = 8.
  1. How are pictures A and B mathematically the same, and how are they different?
    • A and B are the same because …
    • A and B are different because …
  2. Make a third picture that shows a related equation. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.