Fractions

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Fractions

• Identifying and Comparing Fractions
• on a Number Line

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Which is bigger?
A. 1/2 B. 1/3 C. 1/4
How do you know?
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Lets prove it!

• Fold the gold strip in half and label.
• Fold the blue strip into three equal parts and
  label.
• Fold the pink strip into four equal parts and
  label.

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Which piece is the largest?

• The largest piece is 1/2

Why?
The more parts you make from the whole, the
smaller each part becomes.
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Which shows the fractions in order from least to
greatest?

• C.
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• D.

• A.
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• B.
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Which of the following best represents the
location of point X on the number line below?

• A. C.
• B. D.

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Turn the gold strip over

• Fold a second gold strip in half.
• Open it slightly and trace on the fold line.
• Tape this gold strip to the first gold strip.
• Fold a third gold strip in half, trace on the
  fold, and tape it to the other two.

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Make a number line.
0
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Make a number line.
0
1/2
10
Make a number line.
0
1/2
1
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Make a number line.
1 ½
0
1/2
1
12
Make a number line.
1 ½
2
0
1/2
1
13
Make a number line.
1 ½
2
2 ½
0
1/2
1
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Make a number line.
1 ½
2
2 ½
3
0
1/2
1
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Make a number line.
Make a number line with two more blue strips.
Label.
1
2
3
0
1/3
2/3
3/3
4/3
5/3
6/3
7/3
8/3
9/3
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Make another number line using the pink strips.
Label the whole numbers.
0
1
2
3
2/4
3/4
4/4
1 2/4
1 3/4
2 1/4
2 2 /4
2 3/4
1/4
1 1/4
1 1/2
2 1/2
1/2
Label the fractions.
What two ways can the fractions be written?
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2. Which point on the number line best
represents the location of ?

• A. A C. C
• B. B D. D

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Make another number line with three strips. Label
them with eighths. Use them to prove the
question on the next slide.
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4. Which lists the numbers in order from least
to greatest?
A. B. C. D.