few_shots: 
Example:
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: 
Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.

Answer: 
No. Usually problems that teach recognizing and representing proportional relationships between quantities involve deciding whether two quantities are in a proportional relationship or identifying the constant of proportionality, and then representing proportional relationships by equations or explaining proportional relationship using coordinate graphs.

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

shot_info: fl_problem_000972_neg_0

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standard_description: Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple fractions or decimals, and problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using diagrams such as number line diagrams that feature a measurement scale.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Look at your yardstick and 12-inch ruler again.
Ms. Cole says that 1 foot is equivalent to
$$\frac{1}{3}$$
yard. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
Using similar reasoning, determine what fraction of a foot an inch is.
Use your reasoning from Part (a) to solve the following conversions.
$$\frac{2}{3}$$
yard = ______ feet
$$2\frac{1}{3}$$
yards = ______ feet
$$\frac{5}{12}$$
foot = ______ inches
$$3\frac{1}{4}$$
feet = ______ inches
$$4\frac{1}{2}$$
yards = ______ inches
Problem 2
a.  Show or explain how you know
$${{1\over16}}$$
pound =
$$1$$
ounce.
b.  Show or explain how you know
$${1\over4}$$
pound =
$$4$$
ounces.
c.  Show or explain how you know
$$4{3\over8}$$
pounds =
$${67}$$
ounces.
Problem 3
Solve.
a.
$${{1\over4}}$$
gallon = ________ quart
b.
$${{3\over2}}$$
quarts = ________ pints
c.
$${4{1\over2}}$$
pints = ________ cups
d.
$${7{3\over4}}$$
cups = ________ fluid ounces
Problem 4
Solve.
a.
$${{1\over24}}$$
day = ________ hour
b.
$${{13\over60}}$$
hour = ________ minutes
c.
$${2{1\over4}}$$
minutes = ________ seconds
d.
$${3{1\over2}}$$
days = ________ minutes


aligns: yes