Unit 2 Contents

Julia finds equivalent fractions with common denominators.

6. Discuss with a partner how the problems in Questions 1, 3, and 5 compare to each other.
1. What is the same about each problem?
2. What is different about each problem?
3. In which problem(s) does Romesh trade fraction pieces to get one color? Why does he have to trade them?
4. In which problem(s) does Romesh not have to trade any pieces? Why not?

Use fraction circle pieces to solve the problems on the Find Fraction Sums 1 pages in the Student Activity Book.