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Example:
Problem/activity:
Stage 1: Money
 Required Preparation
 Materials to Copy
 Blackline Masters
 Would You Rather Stage 1 Spinner
 Would You Rather Stage 1 Recording Sheet
 
 Narrative
 The first partner spins to get a group of coins. They write a question that compares the amount they spun to a different group of coins that they make up.

Concept/skill: 
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¬¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?

Answer: 
Yes. In this activity, students write word problems that compare coin amounts.

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: Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.
problem_activity: Problem 1
a.   Kyle has 6 Skittles.
$${{1\over3}}$$
of them are red. How many of Kyle's Skittles are red?
b.   Samantha also has 6 Skittles.
$${{2\over3}}$$
of them are red. How many of Samantha’s Skittles are red?
Problem 2
a.   Find the value of each of the following.
|  i.                                 $$\frac{1}{3}$$                                of 9   | ii.                                 $$\frac{2}{3}$$                                of 9  |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| iii.                                 $$\frac{1}{5}$$                                of 10 | iv.                                 $$\frac{4}{5}$$                                of 10 |
|  v.                                 $$\frac{1}{4}$$                                of 12  | vi.                                 $$\frac{2}{4}$$                                of 12 |
b.   What do you notice about the solutions to the computations in the leftmost column of the table? What do you wonder?
c.   What do you notice about the solutions in each row of the table? What do you wonder?
Problem 3
a.   Mrs. Pham has 8 apples. She wants to give
$${{3\over4}}$$
of the apples to her students. How many apples will her students get?
b.   In a class of 24 students,
$${{5\over6}}$$
of them are boys. How many boys are in the class?


aligns: yes