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

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
$$-\frac{1}{4}$$


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).

Now, determine whether the following problem or activity can enable students to understand the concepts or skills in the provided description.

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standard_description: Know there is a complex number i such that i^(2) = –1, and every complex number has the form a + bi with a and b real.
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this activity is for students to choose from activities that offer practice adding and subtracting within 10. Students choose from any stage of previously introduced centers.
Number Puzzles
Check it Off
Find the Pair
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Materials from previous centers
Required Preparation
Gather materials from previous centers:
Number Puzzles, Stage 1
Check It Off, Stages 1 and 2
Find the Pair, Stage 2
Launch
Groups of 2
“Now you are going to choose from centers we have already learned.”
Display the center choices in the student book.
“Think about what you would like to do.”
30 seconds: quiet think time
Activity
Invite students to work at the center of their choice.
10 minutes: center work time
Student Facing
Choose a center.
Number Puzzles
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Check it Off
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Find the Pair
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Activity Synthesis
“What method do you use most often to find the value of sums you do not yet know?”


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