Friday, October 26, 2012

How can we divide it?



Diagrams like number lines and animations help us show and explain real life situations.  

Websites: 
Interactive number line investigates making equivalent fractions and finding common multiples.  

Math Animation explores finding out how to sort markers and video game prizes into paper bags.

Problems:
1.  If x=5 and y=3 prove that:

6x  - 5 =  5
y

3y-x +9 = 18-5

2. There are two kinds of breakfast bags that are served: Hot or Cold.  If there were 18 hot breakfasts and 27 cold breakfasts available one day,  How boxes of the hot and cold breakfasts could be made that each have the same amount of hot and cold breakfasts?

Hint:  What are the common factors of 18 and 27?
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