Fair Share 1 or Fair Share 2?
In fair share 1 the quotient is....
The size of the groups.
4x 3
(3x3) + (1x3) =12
Accept all reasonable responses.
3fives
3x 5= 15
In fair share 2 the quotient is....
The number of groups
6x3
(3x3)+(3x3)= 18
Accept all reasonable responses.
7fours
7x4=28
Kayla has 6 candies to share with 3 classmates. How many candies does each classmate get?
Is this fair share 1 or 2? Why?
Fair share 1. The classmates are the groups. We need to find out how many candies each person will get.
8x2
(5x2)+ (3x2)= 16
Accept all reasonable responses.
9fours
9x4=36
Jordan has 6 candies. He gives 2 candies to each of his classmates. How many classmates are there? Is this fair share 1 or fair share 2? Why
Fair share 2. We know the size of each group is two candies. We need to find out how many classmates Jordan has because the classmates are the groups.
7x4
(5x4) +(2x4)= 28
Accept all reasonable responses.
10fives
10x5=50
True or False
Fair share 1 and fair share 2 give you the same answer. However, you must match your picture to the problem.
True!
10x3
(7x3)+(3x3)= 30
Accept all reasonable responses.
9fives
9x5=45