Learning Targets:
Related Pages
Illustrative Math
Grade 6
Let’s use what we learned about fractions to find shipping costs.
Illustrative Math Unit 6.4, Lesson 17 (printable worksheets)
An artist makes necklaces. She packs each necklace in a small jewelry box that is 1¾ inches by 2¼ inches by ¾ inch.
A department store ordered 270 necklaces. The artist plans to ship the necklaces to the department store using flat-rate shipping boxes from the post office.
Which of the flat-rate boxes should she use to minimize her shipping cost?
Work with your group to find the best plan for shipping the boxes of necklaces. Each member of your group should select a different type of flat-rate shipping box and answer the following questions. Recall that each jewelry box is 1¾ inches by 2¼ inches by ¾ inch, and that there are 270 jewelry boxes to be shipped.
For each type of flat-rate shipping box:
The Open Up Resources math curriculum is free to download from the Open Up Resources website and is also available from Illustrative Mathematics.
Try out our new and fun Fraction Concoction Game.
Add and subtract fractions to make exciting fraction concoctions following a recipe. There are four levels of difficulty: Easy, medium, hard and insane. Practice the basics of fraction addition and subtraction or challenge yourself with the insane level.
We welcome your feedback, comments and questions about this site or page. Please submit your feedback or enquiries via our Feedback page.