Reason using Benchmarks to Compare Two Fractions on the Number Line
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Common Core Standards: 4.NF.2
New York State common Core Grade 4, Module 5, Lesson 12
Lesson 12 Concept Development
Problem 1: Reason about the size of a fraction compared to 1/2.
Problem 2: Plot points on a number line by thinking about fractions in relation to 0, 1/2, or 1. Compare the fractions.
Problem 3: Use the benchmarks 0, 1/2, and 1 to compare two fractions without using a number line.
Lesson 12 Benchmarks
What is a “benchmark” in learning about fractions?
Lesson 12 Problem Set 1
- a. Plot the following points on the number line without measuring.
i. 1/3
ii. 5/6
iii. 7/12
b. Use the number line in Part (a) to compare the fractions by writing <, > or = on the lines:
i. 7/12 ____ 1/2
ii. 7/12 ____ 5/6 - a. Plot the following points on the number line without measuring.
i. 11/12
ii. 1/4
iii. 3/8
b. Select two fractions from Part (a), and use the given number line to compare them by writing <, > or =. - Compare the fractions given below by writing < or > on the lines.
Give a brief explanation for each answer referring to benchmark fractions 0, 1/2, and 1.
a. 1/2 ___ 3/4
b. 1/2 ___ 7/8
c. 2/3 ___ 2/5
d. 9/10 ___ 3/5
Lesson 12 Homework
- a. Plot the following points on the number line without measuring.
i. 2/3
ii. 1/6
iii. 4/10
b. Use the number line in Part (a) to compare the fractions by writing >, < or = on the lines: - a. Plot the following points on the number line without measuring.
i. 5/12
ii. 3/4
iii. 2/6
b. Select two fractions from Part (a), and use the given number line to compare them by writing > ˂ or =.
c. Explain how you plotted the points in Part (a). - Compare the fractions given below by writing > or < on the lines.
Give a brief explanation for each answer referring to benchmark fractions of 0, 1/2, and 1.
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