few_shots: 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.


Mathematical concept/skill options: 
A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.
D. Develop Understanding of fractions as numbers.
Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.
E. Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions.
F. 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.


Your response, in json format:
{
  "explanation": "In this problem, students learn to recognize equivalent fractions. That is, three laps around the playground is 3/12 mile, which is equivalent to 1/4, which is one lap around the school.",
  "answer": "B"
}

Now, assign the following problem or activity to one or more relevant mathematical concepts/skills it teaches.
shot_info: im_task_000212

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options: Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

Work with addition and subtraction equations.

Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials.

Interpret the structure of expressions.

Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.

Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

Add and subtract within 20.

Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.

Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

Generate and analyze patterns.

Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.

Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.

Rewrite rational expressions.

Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.

Multiply and divide within 100.

Analyze patterns and relationships.

Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.

Write and interpret numerical expressions.

Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning.

Work with radicals and integer exponents.

Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials.

Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.

Solve systems of equations.

Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.

Solve equations and inequalities in one variable.

Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations.

Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.

Use polynomial identities to solve problems.

Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.

Create equations that describe numbers or relationships

Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Explain how you know the expressions in Column A are equivalent to the expressions in Column B.
| **           Column A          ** | **           Column B          ** |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|           $${-3(x+4)}$$           |           $${-3x-12}$$            |
|           $${(4+x)+3}$$           |           $${x+(4+3)}$$           |
|           $${(x+4)-3}$$           |          $${-3+(x+4)}$$           |
Problem 2
Explain the properties of operations that were used to transform
$${a(x-y)}$$
to the equivalent expression,
$${-(ay-ax)}$$
.
Problem 3
If the expression
$${\frac{x}{2} + \frac{3}{4}}$$
is multiplied by
$$4$$
, the expression
$${{2x+3}}$$
results.
Is
$${{2x+3}}$$
an equivalent expression to
$${\frac{x}{2} + \frac{3}{4}}$$
?


correct_option_index: 3

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