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: Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right. For example, recognize that 700 ÷ 70 = 10 by applying concepts of place value and division.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to whole numbers less than or equal to 1,000,000.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Round to the place mentioned below. Show or explain your thinking.
a.   Round 4,862 to the nearest thousand.
4,862 ≈ ___________
b.   Round 308,724 to the nearest hundred thousand.
308,724 ≈ __________
Problem 2
There are 97,385 people who live in Boulder, Colorado. Cathy thinks that rounds to about 100,000 people. Alonzo thinks it rounds to 90,000 people. Who rounded correctly, Cathy or Alonzo? Show or explain your thinking.


aligns: no