options: Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.

Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.

Develop Understanding of fractions as numbers.
Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.

Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.

Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions.

Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Three students are partitioning a number line into fourths. Their work is shown.
Chadwick’s number line:
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Allan's number line:
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Dobrilla's number line:
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Whose partitioning makes the most sense to you? Explain your reasoning.
Problem 2
a.
| Locate and label                               $$\frac{3}{4}$$                              and                               $$\frac{6}{4}$$                              . | .. image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/kQe2ZUaTBYoyNxM10w8iGO_7BJFW5.png |
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b.
| Locate and label                                 $$\frac{7}{8}$$                                and                                 $$\frac{12}{8}$$                                . | .. image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/kQe2ZUaTBYoyNxM10w8iGO_7BJFW5.png |
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c.
| Locate and label                                 $$\frac{2}{3}$$                                and                                 $$\frac{4}{3}$$                                . | .. image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/kQe2ZUaTBYoyNxM10w8iGO_7BJFW5.png |
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d.
| Locate and label                                 $$\frac{2}{6}$$                                and                                 $$\frac{7}{6}$$                                . | .. image:: https://d21royfkw9g4l6.cloudfront.net/3oblwjHOuDBzsytcrLOy5H_XO8XTR.png |
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e.   How did you partition the number line when you were locating the numbers
$$\frac{7}{8}$$
and
$$\frac{12}{8}$$
? Explain your reasoning.
f.   What patterns did you notice in the fractions you located?
Problem 3
Locate and label a point on the number line for
$$\frac{7}{3}$$
. Be as exact as possible.
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