Grade
5
Same & Different: Race Results
Look at these race signs showing results of the same race. What do you notice?
![A. shows that Rachel had a time of 12.24 seconds and Jessica had a time of 12.4 seconds. B. shows that Jessica had a time of 12.4 seconds and Meghan had a time of 12.422 seconds.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/inline-images/wwB8SFxMrOU8oEGx6pcp4Lbnz8oyuz2aJAGCUX2i4nBQR6UREk.png?itok=MYM3xSCn)
- How are pictures A and B mathematically the same, and how are they different?
- A and B are the same because …
- A and B are different because …
- Make a third picture that compares decimals. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.
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