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Example:
Problem/activity:
Task
Cruz and Erica were both getting ready for soccer.
Cruz ran 1 lap around the school.
Erica ran 3 laps around the playground.
Erica said,
I ran more laps, so I ran farther.
Cruz said,
4 laps around the school is 1 mile, but it takes 12 laps around the playground to go 1 mile. My laps are much longer, so I ran farther.
Who is right? Draw a picture to help you explain your answer.


Concept/skill: 
Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (n × a)/(n × b) by using visual fraction models, with attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size. Use this principle to recognize and generate equivalent fractions.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.

Answer: 
Yes. This task asks students to compare two fractions that are equal. The students need to explain why the two fractions are equal by drawing a picture, which involves using visual fraction models.

Now, assess whether the following problem or activity is 'aligned' with the given Common Core standard in Mathematics.

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standard_description: Understand that, unlike multiplication of numbers, matrix multiplication for square matrices is not a commutative operation, but still satisfies the associative and distributive properties.
problem_activity: Problem 1
a.   Solve.
6 × 3 = _____
60 × 3 = _____
60 × 30 = _____
b.   What do you notice about Part (a)? What do you wonder?
Problem 2
a.   Kristen and Rajiv are finding the product 80 × 50. Kristen says to find 8 × 50, then multiply by 10. Rajiv says to find 80 × 5, then multiply by 10.
Will both Kristen and Rajiv’s methods give the correct product? Why?
Write expressions to represent Kristen and Rajiv’s methods.
b.   Find the product 80 × 50.
Problem 3
Estimate the following products.
a.   41 × 32
b.   57 × 45
c.   24 × 77


aligns: no