Grade
3

Same & Different: Fraction Hops

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A. shows a number line from 0 to 2 in sixths. Four hops of 1-sixth go from 0 to 4-sixths. B. shows a number line from 0 to 2 in thirds. Four hops of 1-third go from 0 to 1 and 1-third.
  1. 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 …
  2. Make a third number line with fractions. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different. You can draw your own or use the Number Line app.
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