Work with a partner. the area model represents the multiplication of two fractions. a drawing shows a model to represent the multiplication of two fractions. it shows the multiplication of a rectangle with three rows, of which two are shaded blue, by a rectangle with four columns, of which three are shaded pink, results in a rectangle with three rows and four columns with the combined pink and blue shading, forming 12 equal parts, of which 6 are shaded purple due to the overlapping blue rows and pink columns.