Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space, Student Activity Book [Grade 5]

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HOMEWORK

Comparing 2 thirds and 3 fourths

  • 1 Write at least three statements showing what you know about the fraction 2 thirds . Think about equivalent fractions, how this fraction is related to 1 or 1 half , or other things you know.

  • 2 Write at least three statements showing what you know about the fraction 3 fourths .

  • 3 Which fraction is greater— 3 fourths or 2 thirds ? Find two different ways to show how you know.

NOTE

Students write what they know about 2 thirds and 3 fourths and explain which one is greater.

MWI Comparing and Ordering Fractions


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Puzzles, Clusters, and Towers Unit 2 Prisms and Solids Unit 3 Rectangles, Clocks, and Tracks Unit 4 How Many People and Teams? Unit 5 Temperature, Height, and Growth Unit 6 Between 0 and 1 Unit 7 Races, Arrays, and Grids Unit 8 Properties of Polygons