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Example:
Problem/activity:
Problem 1
The table below contains single equations in a single variable, single equations in two variables, and pairs of simultaneous equations in two variables. Check the appropriate box to show whether there is no solution, exactly 1 solution, or if there is an infinite number of solutions.
|                                                          | **           No solution          ** | **           Exactly 1 solution          ** | **           Infinite number of solutions          ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                       $${9=4x+7}$$                       |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|                       $${y=3y+5}$$                       |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|                    $${y={x\over2}}$$                     |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|                     $${3x+6y-9=0}$$                      |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|    $${x=y}$$                        $${1.25x=1.25y}$$    |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
| $${9.9=6x+8y}$$                        $${9x=2.5y-8.8}$$ |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
| $${11x-2y=1.5}$$                        $${11x-2y=2.5}$$ |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
Problem 2
Kim has a small container and a large container as shown.
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It takes 16 of the small containers to fill the large container. Three small containers leave 1.95 gallons of space in the big container.
What is the size of each of the two containers?


Concept/skill: 
Prove that, given a system of two equations in two variables, replacing one equation by the sum of that equation and a multiple of the other produces a system with the same solutions.

Answer: 
No. Completing neither of these problems requires replacing one equation by the sum of that equation and a multiple of the other equation.

Now, does the following problem or activity enable students to learn the full intent of the following concept or skill?

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standard_description: Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.
Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.
problem_activity: Narrative
This activity prompts students to use number lines to illustrate the decomposition of a fraction into sums of other fractions, reinforcing their work from an earlier lesson. Along the way, students recognize that one way to decompose a fraction greater than 1 is to write it as a sum of a whole number and a fraction less than 1. This insight prepares students to interpret and write mixed numbers in later activities.
Action and Expression: Develop Expression and Communication
. Provide access to colored pencils. Invite students to trace or draw each “jump” with a different color. Then invite students to circle or write out each addend in the corresponding color.
Supports accessibility for: Conceptual Processing, Visual-Spatial Processing, Organization
Launch
Display or draw this number line:
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“What number does the point describe?” (8)
“What do you think the ‘jumps’ represent?” (The numbers that are put together to go from 0 to 8)
“What equations can we write to represent the combination of jumps?” (
\(6 + 2 =8\)
or
\(2 + 6 = 8\)
)
“Let’s look at the jumps on some other number lines and see what they may represent.”
Activity
Groups of 2
“Work independently on the activity for a few minutes. Afterwards, share your responses with your partner.”
5–7 minutes: independent work time
2 minutes: partner discussion
Student Facing
On each number line, draw two “jumps” to show how to use sixths to make a sum of
\(\frac{8}{6}\)
. Then, write an equation to represent each combination of jumps.
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Noah draws the following diagram and writes:
\(\frac{8}{6} = \frac{6}{6} + \frac{2}{6}\)
and
\(\frac{8}{6} = 1 + \frac{2}{6}\)
. Which equation is correct? Explain your reasoning.
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On each number line, draw “jumps” to show how to use thirds to make a sum of
\(\frac{7}{3}\)
. Then, write an equation to represent each combination of jumps.
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Write
\(\frac{7}{3}\)
as a sum of a whole number and a fraction.
Student Response
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Advancing Student Thinking
Students may not make a connection between the fractions in the problems and the number lines because the latter show no fractional labels. Consider asking students to label the number line to show fractions or asking, “Where do you think
\(\frac{1}{6}\)
would be labeled on this number line?”
Activity Synthesis
Invite students to share their equations. Record them for all to see.
Focus the discussion on part b: writing
\(\frac{7}{3}\)
as a sum of a whole number and a fraction. Students are likely to write
\(1 + \frac{4}{3}\)
and
\(2 + \frac{1}{3}\)
.
Explain that
\(2 + \frac{1}{3}\)
can be written as
\(2\frac{1}{3}\)
, which we call a
mixed number
. This number is equivalent to
\(\frac{7}{3}\)
.
“Why might it be called a mixed number?” (It is a mix of a whole number and a fraction.)


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