standard_description: Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. For example, 2/3 + 5/4 = 8/12 + 15/12 = 23/12. (In general, a/b + c/d = (ad + bc)/bd.)
problem_activity: Stage 8: Add Tenths or Hundredths
Required Preparation
Materials to Gather
Number cubes
Materials to Copy
Blackline Masters
Target Numbers Stage 8 Recording Sheet

Narrative
Students add hundredths and tenths to get as close to 1 as possible. Students start their first equation with 0 and take turns rolling a number cube and choosing whether to add that number of hundredths or tenths and write an equation. The sum becomes the first number in the next equation. The player who gets closest to 1 in 6 rounds, without going over 1, is the winner.
Additional Information
Each group of 2 needs one number cube.


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