Lesson 16 · Fractions and Decimals

Word Problems with Fractions

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Activity 16.1

The paper strip kitchen

What you needSeveral strips of paper all cut to exactly the same length, scissors, pencil, ruler.
Make your piecesFold strips into halves, thirds, quarters, sixths and twelfths, cut along the folds and label every piece.
Now try to addLay a third and a quarter end to end and try to say what the total is, using only thirds or only quarters.
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