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In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes?.
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In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes?
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes? • Underline the question & circle the information needed to answer the question. Or • Write the question and write the information needed to answer the question.
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes?
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes?
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes?
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes? • Choose Operation (+, - , x , ÷). • Write an equation to solve.
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes?
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes? • Choose Operation (+, - , x , ÷). • Addition (+) • Write an equation to solve. • The equation is 1/3 + 1/4= ?
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes? • Pick and show strategy. • Individual choice • Some examples are: • Standard Algorithm ( 4/8 + 1/4 = 4/8 + 2/8 = 6/8 = 3/4) • Models or pictures • Number Line *Look at examples from beginning of lesson
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes?
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes? • Write an equation with the answer. • 1/3 + 1/4 = ? • 4/12 + 3/12 = 7/12
In Ms. Robertson’s class 1/3 of the students have brown eyes and 1/4 of the students have blue eyes. What fraction of students in Ms. Robertson’s class have brown or blue eyes? • Underline the question & circle the information needed to answer the question. • Choose Operation. • Pick strategy and show strategy. • Write an equation with the answer.
Create your own word problem • Open Microsoft PowerPoint. • You can use the slide that comes up automatically. • Create a word problem that could be solved by adding or subtracting two fractions with unlike denominators. • Solve your word problem. • Find tools in PowerPoint you can use to show your work • Encourage students to help each other and share ideas.