Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space, Student Activity Book [Grade 4]

NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

DAILY PRACTICE

Bug Collections

The science class collected crickets and beetles. The students made line plots to show the lengths of the insects.

A number line shows Lengths of Crickets in inches from 0 to 2 in eighth-inch increments. An X indicates each cricket. d

 

A number line shows Lengths of Beetles in inches from 0 to 2 in eighth-inch increments. An X indicates each beetle. d
  • 1 How much longer is the longest cricket than the shortest cricket?

  • 2 How much longer is the longest beetle than the shortest beetle?

  • 3 The cricket Benson found is 1 , and 1 eighth inches long. How much longer is this cricket than the shortest one in the collection?

  • 4 5 eighths , plus , 6 eighths , equals modified under bar with

NOTE

Students solve addition and subtraction problems involving fractions using data given on a line plot.

MWI Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Arrays, Factors, and Multiplicative Comparison Unit 2 Generating and Representing Measurement Data Unit 3 Multiple Towers and Cluster Problems Unit 4 Measuring and Classifying Shapes Unit 5 Large Numbers and Landmarks Unit 6 Fraction Cards and Decimal Grids Unit 7 How Many Packages and Groups? Unit 8 Penny Jars and Towers