Headline Story
Fractions, #2
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Introduction
Read the Headline Story to the students. Encourage them to think about what can be concluded from the information in the story.
Headline Story
Shirley had already traveled one third of the way home by lunchtime.
Possible student responses
- If Shirley had to travel 12 miles in all, then she traveled 4 miles by lunchtime.
- She had two thirds of the way left to travel.
- If she traveled 1 mile by lunchtime, then she had to travel 2 miles more.
- If she had 6 miles to travel, then she traveled 3 miles before lunch.
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