Unit 9 Contents

The Clever Tailor Problems

1. If the robbers share the $50, how much does each robber get? Show or tell how you decided.
2. In the last scene, the robbers are wondering what happened. Draw a picture to help them understand how they end up with $50.

Check-In: Questions 3–4

3. The tailor went to the bakery to buy some cake. The giant was there to buy some cake too. The baker's cakes are shown below. The tailor bought of the yellow cake and the giant bought 4 pieces of the white cake. Did they buy the same amount of cake?
4. Write your own scene for “The Clever Tailor” story that shows the Clever Tailor comparing fractions.

1. At the end of the story the Clever Tailor had $4050. Make a list of the things you would buy if you had $4050 to spend. Look at catalogs and advertisements.
2. Look for the most expensive item on your list. About what fraction of the $4050 will you spend on that item?

Use the menus on the Showing Fractions pages and the Fraction Concepts pages in the Student Activity Book to choose practice.