6­6 Fraction War.notebook
February 11, 2014
Which fraction is bigger?
Jan 29­11:56 AM
11. Three people share a pie. Which statement is true? Can both statements be true? Use diagrams to show your thinking.
a) Edna ate , Farrah ate , and Fran ate .
b) Edna ate , Farrah ate , and Fran ate .
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6­6 Fraction War.notebook
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Find other fractions with different denominators that add to 1. Explain your strategy.
13. Copy this sum. Replace with the correct digit. Explain your strategy.
Jan 29­12:05 PM
Fractions War
Today we will play a card game, similar to "War." Here are the rules:
1. A shuffled deck of cards is divided between two players.
2. Each player flips over two cards from the top of their pile.
3. The two cards are used to make a proper fraction.
4. The player with the highest fraction wins and takes all 4 cards for their pile.
5. Repeat until one player has all of the cards, or time runs out.
You will need to think of strategies for determining which player has the highest fraction. Some will be obvious, some will not. Try:
• Comparing to one half
• Seeing how close to one or zero the fraction is
• finding a common denominator
Both players need to agree before the turn is over.
Let's try a round...
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