Headline Story
Fractions, #7
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Introduction
Read the Headline Story to the students. Encourage them to make a table of possible solutions and focus their responses on fractions of the total number of cookies.
Headline Story
Some students shared a box of 18 cookies equally.
Possible student responses
- If 2 students shared, then each got
of the box, or 9 cookies. - If 3 students shared, then each got
of the box, or 6 cookies. - If each student got
of the box, then 6 students shared, and each received 3 cookies. - If 8 students shared the box, then each got
of the box, 2
cookies.
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