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5351493
What number is marked on the number line? Write the answer as a fraction with denominator \(8\).
Figure for problem 535149

Hints

- Count the equal intervals from \(4\) to \(5\) to determine the step size. - Count how many eighth-size steps the marker lies to the right of \(4\). - Think of each whole as \(8\) eighth-size parts when naming the point with denominator \(8\).

Solution

1. The interval from \(4\) to \(5\) is divided into \(8\) equal parts, so each step is \(\frac{1}{8}\). 2. The marker is \(3\) eighth-size steps to the right of \(4\). 3. Four wholes are \(\frac{32}{8}\), so the marked point is \(\frac{32}{8}+\frac{3}{8}=\frac{35}{8}\).

Answer

\(\frac{35}{8}\)
5318073
Points \(A\), \(B\), and \(C\) are marked on the number line. a) Into how many equal parts is the interval from \(1\) to \(2\) divided? What fraction does one small interval represent? b) What values are marked by \(A\), \(B\), and \(C\)? Write each value as a fraction with denominator \(8\).
Figure for problem 531807

Hints

- Count the equal intervals from \(1\) to \(2\). - Think of \(1\) as a complete set of eighth-size steps from \(0\). - Count additional eighth-size steps from \(1\) to each marked point.

Solution

1. The interval from \(1\) to \(2\) is divided into \(8\) equal parts, so each small interval represents \(\frac{1}{8}\). 2. Point \(A\) is one eighth past \(1=\frac{8}{8}\), so \(A=\frac{9}{8}\). 3. Point \(B\) is five eighths past \(1\), so \(B=\frac{13}{8}\). 4. Point \(C\) is seven eighths past \(1\), so \(C=\frac{15}{8}\).

Answer

a) \(8\) equal parts; one interval is \(\frac{1}{8}\) b) \(A=\frac{9}{8}\), \(B=\frac{13}{8}\), \(C=\frac{15}{8}\)
5320393
Ms. Weber made waffles for a school fair. The picture shows the waffles that are left. a) How many one-sixth pieces are left in all? b) Write the amount of waffle left as a fraction with denominator \(6\).
Figure for problem 532039

Hints

- Use the picture to count the complete wholes and the remaining sixth-size pieces. - Think about how many one-sixth pieces make one whole waffle. - Combine the sixth-size pieces from all of the wholes and the partial waffle before writing the fraction.

Solution

1. The picture shows \(2\) whole waffles and \(5\) sixth-size pieces of another waffle. 2. Two whole waffles contain \(2 \times 6=12\) one-sixth pieces. 3. Including the other \(5\) pieces gives \(12+5=17\) one-sixth pieces. 4. Seventeen one-sixth pieces are \(\frac{17}{6}\) of a waffle.

Answer

a) \(17\) one-sixth pieces b) \(\frac{17}{6}\)
5352683
Find the fractions marked by \(A\), \(B\), and \(C\) on the number line. Write each fraction as a number of fourths.
Figure for problem 535268

Hints

- Count the equal intervals from \(0\) to \(1\). - Use that count to name the size of one step. - Count steps from \(0\) to each marker.

Solution

1. The interval from \(0\) to \(1\) is divided into \(4\) equal parts, so one step is \(\frac{1}{4}\). 2. Point \(A\) is two steps from \(0\), so \(A=\frac{2}{4}\). 3. Point \(B\) is five steps from \(0\), so \(B=\frac{5}{4}\). 4. Point \(C\) is seven steps from \(0\), so \(C=\frac{7}{4}\).

Answer

\(A=\frac{2}{4}\), \(B=\frac{5}{4}\), \(C=\frac{7}{4}\)
5356553
What mixed number is shown in the picture?
Figure for problem 535655

Hints

- Count the completely shaded squares. - Find the fraction shaded in the last square. - A mixed number has a whole-number part and a fractional part.

Solution

1. Two squares are completely shaded. 2. The last square is divided into \(4\) equal parts, and \(1\) part is shaded. This is \(\frac{1}{4}\). 3. The mixed number is \(2\frac{1}{4}\).

Answer

\(2\frac{1}{4}\)
5358533
The picture shows a mixed number. Is its value greater than or less than \(3\)? Explain.
Figure for problem 535853

Hints

- Count the complete circles. - Decide whether the last circle is complete. - Compare the number of complete wholes with \(3\).

Solution

1. The picture shows \(2\) whole circles and \(\frac{3}{4}\) of another circle, so the value is \(2\frac{3}{4}\). 2. Since it has only \(2\) wholes and part of a third whole, \(2\frac{3}{4}<3\).

Answer

The value is less than \(3\) because the picture shows \(2\) whole circles and only \(\frac{3}{4}\) of a third circle.
5401083
Use the model. Write the total shaded amount as a fraction with denominator \(3\).
Figure for problem 540108

Hints

- Count how many thirds make one complete bar. - Count all of the shaded thirds in the model. - Use the total number of shaded thirds as the numerator.

Solution

1. Each complete bar contains \(3\) thirds. 2. Two complete bars contain \(6\) thirds. 3. One additional shaded third gives \(7\) thirds altogether. 4. The total shaded amount is \(\frac{7}{3}\).

Answer

\(\frac{7}{3}\)
5401303
A set contains \(10\) quarter-size tiles. Maya says the tiles make \(2\) wholes and \(2\) fourths. Luis says the total is \(\frac{10}{4}\). Who is correct?

Hints

- Make groups of \(4\) quarter-size tiles. - Count the complete wholes and any tiles left over. - Also count all the quarter-size tiles as fourths.

Solution

1. Four quarter-size tiles make \(1\) whole. 2. Eight tiles make \(2\) wholes, with \(2\) quarter-size tiles left. 3. So the amount is \(2\) wholes and \(2\) fourths. 4. Counting all \(10\) fourths gives \(\frac{10}{4}\), so both students are correct.

Answer

Both students are correct. The total is \(\frac{10}{4}\), or \(2\) wholes and \(2\) fourths.
5401363
The model shows a shaded amount made from bars divided into fourths. Write the total shaded amount as a fraction with denominator \(4\).
Figure for problem 540136

Hints

- Count how many complete bars are fully shaded in the model. - Each complete bar is made of \(4\) fourth-size parts. - After counting the fourths in the complete bars, include the shaded part of the last bar.

Solution

1. Each complete bar contains \(4\) fourths. 2. Two complete bars contain \(8\) fourths. 3. One more shaded fourth makes \(9\) fourths in all. 4. The total shaded amount is \(\frac{9}{4}\).

Answer

\(\frac{9}{4}\)
5401423
What whole number is equal to \(\frac{12}{6}\)? Explain using sixths.

Hints

- One whole contains \(6\) sixths. - Make groups of \(6\) from the \(12\) sixths. - Count the complete groups.

Solution

1. The fraction \(\frac{12}{6}\) means \(12\) sixth-size parts. 2. Six sixths make \(1\) whole. 3. Twelve sixths make \(2\) complete groups of \(6\). 4. Therefore, \(\frac{12}{6}=2\).

Answer

\(\frac{12}{6}=2\) because \(12\) sixths make \(2\) wholes.
5401513
How many complete wholes can be made from \(\frac{11}{4}\)? How many fourths remain?

Hints

- One whole contains \(4\) fourths. - Make as many complete groups of \(4\) as possible. - Count the fourths left over.

Solution

1. Four fourths make \(1\) whole. 2. Eight fourths make \(2\) complete wholes. 3. From \(11\) fourths, \(11-8=3\) fourths remain. 4. Therefore, \(\frac{11}{4}\) is \(2\) wholes and \(3\) fourths.

Answer

\(2\) complete wholes with \(3\) fourths remaining.
5401543
Three display panels are each divided into \(3\) equal sections. Every section is filled except one section on the last panel. How many third-size sections are filled? Write the filled amount as a fraction and describe it using whole panels.

Hints

- Count the third-size sections in all three panels. - Subtract the one section that is not filled. - Make complete groups of \(3\) thirds.

Solution

1. Three complete panels contain \(3\times3=9\) third-size sections. 2. One section is empty, so \(9-1=8\) sections are filled. 3. The filled amount is \(\frac{8}{3}\). 4. Six thirds make \(2\) wholes, leaving \(2\) thirds.

Answer

\(\frac{8}{3}\), which is \(2\) whole panels and \(2\) thirds of another panel.
5401573
An amount is \(1\) whole and \(3\) fourths. Write the amount as a fraction with denominator \(4\).

Hints

- Write one whole as fourths. - Add the \(3\) extra fourths. - Use the total number of fourths as the numerator.

Solution

1. One whole is \(\frac{4}{4}\). 2. Add the \(3\) extra fourths: \(4+3=7\) fourths. 3. The amount is \(\frac{7}{4}\).

Answer

\(\frac{7}{4}\)
5401633
The fraction \(\frac{7}{6}\) is greater than \(1\). Between which two whole numbers does it lie?

Hints

- Write \(1\) as sixths. - Write \(2\) as sixths. - Compare the numerator \(7\) with those two numerators.

Solution

1. One whole is \(\frac{6}{6}\). 2. Two wholes are \(\frac{12}{6}\). 3. Since \(6<7<12\), \(\frac{7}{6}\) lies between \(1\) and \(2\).

Answer

\(\frac{7}{6}\) lies between \(1\) and \(2\).
5401903
A fraction has denominator \(4\). After \(2\) fourth-size parts are added, the fraction becomes \(\frac{7}{4}\). What was the original fraction?

Hints

- The denominator stays \(4\). - Undo adding \(2\) fourths. - Use the starting number of fourths as the numerator.

Solution

1. Work backward by removing \(2\) fourth-size parts from \(7\) fourths. 2. \(7-2=5\). 3. The original fraction was \(\frac{5}{4}\).

Answer

\(\frac{5}{4}\)
5401913
The model shows a shaded amount made from bars divided into thirds. Write the amount as a fraction with denominator \(3\). How many more thirds are needed to make \(3\) wholes?
Figure for problem 540191

Hints

- Count the complete shaded bars and the shaded part of the last bar. - Each complete bar contains \(3\) thirds. - Compare the total number of shaded thirds with the number of thirds in \(3\) complete wholes.

Solution

1. The model shows \(2\) complete wholes, which contain \(6\) thirds. 2. One additional third makes \(7\) thirds, so the amount is \(\frac{7}{3}\). 3. Three wholes contain \(9\) thirds. 4. Since \(9 - 7 = 2\), \(2\) more thirds are needed.

Answer

The amount is \(\frac{7}{3}\). It needs \(2\) more thirds to make \(3\) wholes.
5402123
A workshop has \(11\) pieces, and \(8\) pieces make one complete kit. Write the amount as a fraction of a kit. How many complete kits can be made, how many eighths remain, and is the amount closer to \(1\) kit or \(2\) kits?

Hints

- Make one complete group of \(8\) pieces. - Count the pieces left over. - Compare the leftover \(3\) pieces with the \(5\) more pieces needed for a second kit.

Solution

1. Eleven eighth-size pieces represent \(\frac{11}{8}\). 2. Eight pieces make \(1\) complete kit, leaving \(11-8=3\) pieces. 3. The amount is \(1\) kit and \(3\) eighths of another kit. 4. It is \(3\) eighths above \(1\) and \(5\) eighths below \(2\), so it is closer to \(1\).

Answer

\(\frac{11}{8}\). It makes \(1\) complete kit with \(3\) eighths remaining, and it is closer to \(1\) kit.
5402303
Use the number line. What fractions are at the first and second interior tick marks between \(1\) and \(2\)? Write both with denominator \(3\).
Figure for problem 540230

Hints

- Count the equal spaces between the two labeled whole numbers. - Name the size of one space as a unit fraction. - Start from one whole and count unit-fraction spaces to each interior tick.

Solution

1. The number line divides the interval from \(1\) to \(2\) into \(3\) equal spaces, so each space is \(\frac{1}{3}\). 2. One whole is \(\frac{3}{3}\), so the first interior tick is \(\frac{3}{3}+\frac{1}{3}=\frac{4}{3}\). 3. The second interior tick is \(\frac{3}{3}+\frac{2}{3}=\frac{5}{3}\).

Answer

The first interior tick is \(\frac{4}{3}\), and the second is \(\frac{5}{3}\).
5358543
The picture shows an amount. Compare it with \(\frac{8}{3}\). Are the values equal, or is one greater? Explain using thirds.
Figure for problem 535854

Hints

- Count how many thirds make one whole in the model. - Count all of the shaded thirds across the complete and partial wholes. - Compare that total number of thirds with the numerator in \(\frac{8}{3}\).

Solution

1. Each whole in the model is divided into \(3\) equal parts. 2. The two complete wholes contain \(6\) thirds, and the last part contains \(2\) more thirds. 3. Altogether the model shows \(8\) thirds, or \(\frac{8}{3}\). 4. Therefore, the two values are equal.

Answer

The values are equal because the model shows \(8\) thirds, which is \(\frac{8}{3}\).
5401703
A toy rover travels \(8\) equal steps. Each step is \(\frac{1}{3}\,\text{yard}\) long. Write the total distance as a fraction. Is it closer to \(2\,\text{yards}\) or \(3\,\text{yards}\), and how far away is it from that whole number?

Hints

- Treat each step as one copy of the same unit fraction. - Group the thirds into complete sets for whole yards. - Compare the leftover distance to the neighboring whole numbers.

Solution

1. Eight steps of \(\frac{1}{3}\,\text{yard}\) make \(\frac{8}{3}\,\text{yards}\). 2. Six thirds equal \(2\) wholes, so \(\frac{8}{3}\) is \(2\) wholes and \(2\) thirds. 3. Nine thirds equal \(3\) wholes. 4. The distance is \(1\) third less than \(3\,\text{yards}\), so it is closer to \(3\,\text{yards}\) and is \(\frac{1}{3}\,\text{yard}\) away.

Answer

The rover travels \(\frac{8}{3}\,\text{yards}\). It is closer to \(3\,\text{yards}\) and is \(\frac{1}{3}\,\text{yard}\) less than \(3\,\text{yards}\).
5401733
Use the number line. How many fourth-size spaces must the marked point move right to reach \(2\)? How many must it move left to reach \(1\)? Which whole number is closer?
Figure for problem 540173

Hints

- First identify the fraction named by the marked point. - Count fourth-size spaces from the marker to each whole number. - The smaller number of spaces shows which whole number is closer.

Solution

1. The marked point is at \(\frac{7}{4}\). 2. Two wholes equal \(\frac{8}{4}\), so reaching \(2\) requires \(8-7=1\) fourth-size space to the right. 3. One whole equals \(\frac{4}{4}\), so reaching \(1\) requires \(7-4=3\) fourth-size spaces to the left. 4. Since \(1<3\), the marked point is closer to \(2\).

Answer

Move \(1\) fourth-size space right to reach \(2\), or \(3\) fourth-size spaces left to reach \(1\). The point is closer to \(2\).
5401793
A music loop plays for \(1\) complete measure and \(\frac{5}{8}\) of the next measure. Write the total length as a fraction with denominator \(8\). How many more eighths are needed to reach \(2\) complete measures?

Hints

- Write one complete measure as eighths. - Add the extra \(5\) eighths. - Compare the result with two wholes written as eighths.

Solution

1. One complete measure equals \(\frac{8}{8}\). 2. \(\frac{8}{8}+\frac{5}{8}=\frac{13}{8}\). 3. Two complete measures equal \(\frac{16}{8}\). 4. Since \(16-13=3\), \(3\) more eighths are needed.

Answer

The total length is \(\frac{13}{8}\,\text{measures}\). It needs \(3\) more eighths to reach \(2\) complete measures.
5540453
Use the number line. Nora says, “Point \(B\) has a numerator that is \(2\) larger than point \(A\), so \(B\) is \(2\) whole numbers greater than \(A\).” Malik says, “The points are \(2\) half-size spaces apart, which is \(1\) whole.” Name \(A\) and \(B\) as fractions with denominator \(2\). Who is correct? Explain.
Figure for problem 554045

Hints

- Count half-size spaces from \(0\) mentally, using the labeled whole numbers as anchors. - A difference between numerators counts denominator-sized parts. - Decide how many halves make one complete whole before judging the two statements.

Solution

1. Point \(A\) is at \(1\frac{1}{2}\), which is \(\frac{3}{2}\). 2. Point \(B\) is at \(2\frac{1}{2}\), which is \(\frac{5}{2}\). 3. The numerator difference is \(5-3=2\), but those \(2\) counted parts are halves, not wholes. 4. Two halves make \(1\) whole, so \(B\) is \(1\) whole greater than \(A\). Malik is correct.

Answer

\(A=\frac{3}{2}\) and \(B=\frac{5}{2}\). Malik is correct because the points are \(2\) halves, or \(1\) whole, apart.

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