The Art of the Tape Diagram I

I don't know where you've been all my life!! Tape diagrams are incredibly powerful organizational structures for solving simple to complex problems.  Parents, start here.  Understand that there are at least four different classes of Tape Diagrams that we use to solve mathematical problems.  Below is the most Basic type, Part/Part Whole.  Other models we will demonstrate in future blogs will include Additive Comparison Model, the Fraction Model and Models for Ratios & Multiplicative Comparison.  Dive in and begin to understand the magic of Tape Diagrams (Also called Bar Models)