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LESSON
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Leveled Problem Solving
Using a Common Denominator
CA Standard
NS 2.4
For use with pages 70–76
Solve.
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1. Last week, _ of an inch of snow fell on Thursday and _ of an inch fell on
Friday. How much more snow fell on Friday?
Lesson 3.2
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2. One year, John built _ of his new barn. The next year, he built _ more.
How much of his barn has he finished?
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3. Juanita spends _ of her day mowing lawns and _ of her day asleep. How much
of her day does she have remaining?
4. Danielle is working on a history project with two classmates. Writing the
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paper is _ of the grade, creating a presentation is _ of the grade, and making
a skit is the rest of the grade. How much of the grade does the skit count for?
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5. Laura has to read three books during the week for her class. By Wednesday,
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she has read _ of the first book, _ of the second book, and _ of the third book.
What fraction shows how many books she still has to read?
6. Michael’s job is to water all the plants in a greenhouse. After watering for
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a while, he still has _ of the plants to water. After watering _ of the plants,
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an additional _ had to be watered again. What fraction of plants does he still
have to water?
Leveled Problem Solving
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