Grade
5

Same & Different: Clock Division

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A: Tiara has 4 hours to make friendship bracelets. It takes her 1-third of an hour to make 1 bracelet. How many bracelets will she be able to make? B: Terrance made 4 origami cranes in 1-third of an hour. Each crane took the same amount of time. What fraction of an hour did it take to make each one?
  1. How are scenarios 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 clock image showing division or multiplication of fractions. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.
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