Lesson 3

Find Equivalent Fractions

Est. Class Sessions: 2–3

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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TIMS Challenge

DPP item J can be used as a Problem of the Week.

  1. 1/8
  2. 1/9
  3. 2/8 or 1/4
  4. 1/4
  5. Possible response: If you divide the square in the middle into 4 equal pieces, then the large square will be divided into 8 equal pieces. Two of the pieces are shaded, so 2/8 or 1/4 is shaded.

J. Finding Fractions

  1. What fraction of the large square is shaded?
  2. What fraction of the large square is shaded?
  3. What fraction of the large square is shaded?
  4. What fraction of the large triangle is shaded?
  5. Explain your reasoning for Question 3.