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Example 1:
Problem/activity:
You’re mixing ingredients for cookies. The recipe says to combine 6 tablespoons, or ¾ stick, of butter with 1 cup of sugar. You accidentally mix in a whole stick of butter (8 tablespoons) with the cup of sugar. How can you fix this?


Concept/skill: 
Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems, e.g., by reasoning about tables of equivalent ratios, tape diagrams, double number line diagrams, or equations.

Answer: 
Yes. This problem solves a real-world problem involving mixing ingredients for cookies. A student doing this problem would need to reason about equivalent ratios of butter amounts to sugar amounts.

Example 2:
Problem/activity:
For each pair of numbers, determine if the values are equivalent. Explain your reasoning for each one.
a.
$$-0.25$$
and
$$\frac{1}{-4}$$
b.
$$-\left ( \frac{1}{4} \right )$$
and
$$\frac{-1}{-4}$$
c.
$$\frac{-1}{4}$$
and
$$-\frac{1}{4}$$


Concept/skill: 
Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division and of fractions to multiply and divide rational numbers.

Answer: 
Yes. This problem involves understanding fractions and division to divide rational numbers, such as 1, -4, 4, and -1. This problem also involves an understanding of multiplication: if p and q are integers, then -(p/q) = (-p)/q = p/(-q).

Example 3:
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: Apply and extend previous understandings of division to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions. (Students able to multiply fractions in general can develop strategies to divide fractions in general, by reasoning about the relationship between multiplication and division. But division of a fraction by a fraction is not a requirement at this grade.)
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this activity is for students to match different diagrams and expressions representing the same product. In the previous several lessons, students have studied different ways to find products of a whole number and a fraction using arithmetic properties such as the distributive property. Earlier in the unit they learned about the connection between fractions and division. They combine these skills as the expressions and diagrams they work with incorporate both the distributive property and the interpretation of a fraction as division (MP7). Students may match diagrams to expressions differently than the ways that are listed in the sample responses. Encourage students to match the expressions and diagrams in a way that makes sense to them, as long as they can accurately explain how the expression is represented in the diagram they chose.
MLR7 Compare and Connect.
Invite students to prepare a visual display that shows their thinking about their favorite diagram and expression. Encourage students to include details that will help others understand what they see, such as using different colors, arrows, labels, or notes. If time allows, invite students time to investigate each others’ work.
Advances: Representing
Engagement: Develop Effort and Persistence.
Chunk this task into more manageable parts. Give students a subset of options to start with and introduce the remaining numbers once students have completed their initial set of matches.
Supports accessibility for: Organization, Social-Emotional Functioning
Launch
Groups of 2
“You are going to match expressions and diagrams that show different ways to find the value of the product
\(4 \times 5 \frac{2}{3}\)
.”
Activity
5–7 minutes: independent work time
2–3 minutes: partner discussion
Student Facing
Each diagram represents a way to calculate
\(4 \times 5 \frac{2}{3}\)
. Each expression is equivalent to
\(4 \times 5 \frac{2}{3}\)
. Match the diagrams and expressions. Show or explain your reasoning.
A
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B
[IMG]
1.
\((4 \times 5) +  \left(4 \times \frac{2}{3}\right)\)
C
[IMG]
2.
\((4 \times 6) - \left(4 \times \frac{1}{3}\right)\)
\(\phantom{\hspace{2.5cm} \\ \hspace{2.5cm}}\)
3.
\(4 \times \frac{17}{3}\)
D
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\(\phantom{\hspace{2.5cm} \\ \hspace{2.5cm} \\ \hspace{2.5cm}}\)
4.
\((4 \times 17) \div 3\)
Choose your favorite diagram and expression to find the value of
\(4 \times 5 \frac{2}{3}\)
. Explain why it is your favorite.
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
Display the diagrams B and D.
“How are the diagrams the same? How are they different?” (They both have the same shaded area and the same divisions inside. The top one shows the length of the shaded rectangle. The bottom one does not though it has enough information to find the shaded area.)
Invite students to share their favorite ways to find the product.


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