few_shots: Example:
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
$$-\frac{1}{4}$$


Mathematical concept/skill options: 
A. Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers.
B. Reason quantitatively and use units to solve problems.
C. Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
D. Represent complex numbers and their operations on the complex plane.
E. Perform arithmetic operations with complex numbers.
F. Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.
G. Represent and model with vector quantities.
H. Perform operations on vectors.
I. Use properties of rational and irrational numbers.
J. Use complex numbers in polynomial identities and equations.
K. Extend the properties of exponents to rational exponents.
L. Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers.
M. Perform operations on matrices and use matrices in applications.
N. Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions.


Your response:
{
  "explanation": "This problem involves understanding fractions, multiplication, and division.",
  "answer": "A"
}

Now, assign the following problem or activity to one or more relevant mathematical concepts/skills it teaches.
shot_info: fl_problem_001097

7
options: Translate between the geometric description and the equation for a conic section.

Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them.

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.

Use coordinates to prove simple geometric theorems algebraically.

Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles.

Make geometric constructions.

Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.

Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.

Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems.

Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume.

Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres).

Apply geometric concepts in modeling situations.

Prove theorems involving similarity.

Find arc lengths and areas of sectors of circles.

Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

Apply trigonometry to general triangles.

Visualize relationships between two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects.

Understand congruence in terms of rigid motions.

Prove geometric theorems.

Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations.

Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.

Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.

Experiment with transformations in the plane.

Reason with shapes and their attributes.

Understand and apply theorems about circles.

Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.
problem_activity: Task
On the map below, $\frac14$ inch represents one mile. Candler, Canton, and Oteen are three cities on the map.
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If the distance between the real towns of Candler and Canton is 9 miles, how far apart are Candler and Canton on the map?
If Candler and Oteen are $3\frac12$ inches apart on the map, what is the actual distance between Candler and Oteen in miles?


correct_option_index: 1