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  • Jake and Melvin picked watermelons from the garden. Jake ate 2/3 of a watermelon. Melvin ate 2/8 of a watermelon. Who ate more? Use the number lines to support your solution.
    Jake ate more, show work
  • Danielle is trying to explain to her friend without using a number line or drawing a picture that 3/8 is not equal to 3/6   when talking about the same whole. Is she right or wrong? Explain why or why not.
    3/6 > 3/8, 3/6 is partitioned into six pieces which will be larger pieces than something partitioned into eight pieces. 
  • Mrs. Ramirez’s students ate 7 out of the eight pieces of a whole pie at lunch. Which fraction represents this information?
    7/8
  • The number line is partitioned into equal parts. Which fraction represents the point on the number line?
    3/8
  • Justin and Bianca were both eating pizza at their class party. Write a comparison sentence to compare the amount of pizza Justin ate to how much Bianca ate. Be sure to include the fractions in your sentence.
    1/3 > 1/4
  • Show the fraction 6/3 on a number line.
    Show work
  • Use the fractions to answer the following question. Which of these fractions equals one?   1/6, 6/6, 6/1                             Justify your answer by using the number line.
    6/6
  • Use the figure to answer the following question. What fraction of the figure is shaded?
    4/6