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

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Fraction Problems

  • 3 Zachary and Nora are talking about how many hits they got at a baseball game. Zachary hit the ball 3 times of the 10 times at bat. Nora hit the ball 4 times of the 12 times at bat. Who is a better hitter in this game? Explain how you know.

  • 4 Georgia and Shandra made juice smoothies and poured equal amounts into 2 glasses that are the same size. Georgia drank 3 fourths of her smoothie. Shandra drank 5 sixths of hers. Who drank more of her smoothie? Explain how you know.

  • 5 A painter used 7 eighths of a can of blue paint and 10 over 12 of a can of white paint to paint a room. Which color did the painter use more of? Explain how you know.


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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