Grade
5

Same & Different: Rainbow of Fruit

Mr. Williams is shopping for fruit for a class party. Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A. shows 8 rainbow fruit platters for $25 each B. shows 80 bananas for $0.25 each
  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 picture that shows fruit for sale. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.
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