Fair Share Number Stories
Comparing Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Benchmark Fractions
Adding and Subtracting with Common Denominators
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DAILY DOUBLE
Hector has 2 pizzas he wants to split equally between himself and his 2 sisters. How much pizza will they each get?
Each person will get 2/3 of a pizza
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Use the Fraction Poster to compare 1/3 and 6/10
1/3 < 6/10
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Find an equivalent fraction for 1/2
2/4 or 3/6 or 4/8 or 5/10
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What benchmark fraction would we round 4/5 to?
4/5 would round to 1
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1/4 + 1/4
2/4 or 1/2
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Maria has 4 candy bars that she wants to give to her 5 sisters. If she breaks each bar up equally, how much of a candy bar will each sister get?
Each sister will get 4/5 of a candy bar
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Use the Fraction Poster to compare 3/4 and 9/12
3/4 = 9/12
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Find an equivalent fraction for 2/3
4/6 or 6/9 or 8/12 or 10/15
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What benchmark fraction would we round 2/10 to?
2/10 would round to 0
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DAILY DOUBLE
5/8 - 3/8
2/8 or 1/4
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Aditi made 6 boxes of pasta for her family party. She wants to share with her 10 family members. How much pasta will each family member get?
Each family member will get 6/10 of a box of pasta
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Use the Fraction Poster to compare 1/3 and 2/10
1/3 > 2/10
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List 2 equivalent fractions for 3/4
6/8, 9/12
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What benchmark fraction would we round 3/7 to?
3/7 would round to 1/2
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5 6/8 - 2 3/8
3 3/8
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Aaron made 8 grilled cheese sandwiches for himself and his 4 friends. If he wants to split the sandwiches equally, how much will each of them get?
Each friend will get 8/5 (or 1 3/5) of a sandwich
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Explain how you could use the fraction number lines above to compare 3/4 and 2/5
I know 3/4 is larger than 1/2, and 2/5 is smaller than 1/2 so therefore I know 3/4 > 2/5
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DAILY DOUBLE
List 2 equivalent fractions for 2/5
4/10, 6/15
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What benchmark fraction would we round 5/9 to?
DAILY DOUBLE
5/9 would round to 1/2
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4 8/10 + 2 3/10 - 1 7/10
5 4/10 or 5 2/5
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Tatiana had 18 cupcakes at her birthday party. If there are 7 people at the party, and they split the cupcakes equally, how much will each person get?
Each person will get 18/7 (or 2 4/7) cupcakes
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Explain how you could use the fraction number lines above to compare 3/6 and 4/5
I know that 3/6 is the same as 1/2, and 4/5 is larger than 1/2 therefore I know 3/6 < 4/5
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List 3 equivalent fractions for 3/8
6/16, 9/24, 12/32
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What benchmark fraction would we round 1 1/10 to?
1 1/20 would round to 1
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(3/8 + 4/8) - (2/8 + 1/8)
4/8 or 1/2