Unit 10 Contents

4. Find as many fractions and mixed numbers as you can that are equivalent to 2 and can be shown using circle pieces. The red circle is one whole. You may use the red, pink, orange, yellow, aqua, and black pieces, but you may use no more than two colors of pieces. For any number, be prepared to show the class your solutions using circle pieces and number sentences.

Work with your group to answer Questions 5–6. Share circle pieces. Follow these directions:

• Find as many mixed numbers and improper fractions as you can that are equivalent to the number in the problem. You must be able to show the mixed number or fraction with no more than two colors of fraction circle pieces.
• Write number sentences for your solutions. Follow the example for 2 above.

5. 3
6. 2

In Questions 7–9, you are given a mixed number or an improper fraction. Show this number with circle pieces as it is written in the problem. Then show it using only two colors and the fewest pieces possible. Write the mixed number represented by the pattern blocks when you use the fewest pieces.

As WrittenFewest Pieces

Example: 1

Solution:

12

7. 
8. 1
9. 2