<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions . (January 2016) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions . (January 2016) </Td> </Tr> <P> A tape diagram, also known as a bar model, is a pictorial representation of ratios . In mathematics education, it is used to solve word problems . So lets do this problem that has been given to us by teachers all around . A boy has won 15 games, for every 3 games that he wins, he loses 2, how many games has the little boy lost? </P> <P> A math problem reads: A boy has won 15 games . His ratio for him is 3: 2 . The tape diagram would look something like this: </P>

What is a tape diagram in common core math