How can we determine if Tobie and Torie each have enough lime juice for a party?
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How can we determine if Tobie and Torie each have enough
lime juice for a party?
In this lesson you will learn how to estimate answers to a real world
problem involving fractions by using area models.
Let’s Review
An area model uses the area of rectangles to help us with fraction problems.
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Let’s ReviewFractions can only be compared when they
are based on the same whole.
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Notice that all of these fractions are based on the same whole: the yellow hexagon!
Let’s Review
Benchmark fractions are the ones we are most familiar with…
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Core Lesson
Reasonable means to be logical.
Reasonable!
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Core LessonTobie and Torie each have a lime. They need a cup of lime
juice to make salsa for a party. Tobie squeezes a cup from his and Torie squeezes a cup from his. How much
lime juice do they have? Is it enough?
1. Calculate 2. Estimate 3. Compare
1 full cup YES!612
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Core Lesson 2. Estimate
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Tobie and Torie each have a lime. They need a cup of lime juice to make salsa for a party. Tobie squeezes a cup
from his and Torie squeezes a cup from his. How much lime juice do they have? Is it enough?
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Core Lesson 3. Compare
Calculated Estimated
1whole cup of lime juice
How did we do?
Our answer is reasonable!
Tobie and Torie each have a lime. They need a cup of lime juice to make salsa for a party. Tobie squeezes a cup
from his and Torie squeezes a cup from his. How much lime juice do they have? Is it enough?
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Core LessonTyler drank quarts of milk and Tina drank quarts of milk. How many more quarts did Tyler drink than Tina?
1. Calculate 2. Estimate 3. Compare
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Core Lesson 2. EstimateTyler drank of quart of milk and Tina drank of a quart. How many more quarts did Tyler drink than Tina?
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Core Lesson 3. Compare
Calculated EstimatedHow did we do?
Our answer is reasonable!
Tyler drank of quart of milk and Tina drank of a quart. How many more quarts did Tyler drink than Tina?
In this lesson you have learned how to estimate answers to a real world problem involving fractions
by using area models.