Using Strip Diagrams to Model Fraction Problems
Create and interpret strip diagrams to represent fraction addition and subtraction problems.

Create and interpret strip diagrams to represent fraction addition and subtraction problems.
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6 lessons
Apply fraction addition and subtraction skills to solve word problems, estimate sums and differences, build fluency with positive rational numbers including decimals, and justify solutions using multiple representations.
represent and solve addition and subtraction of fractions with unequal denominators referring to the same whole using objects and pictorial models and properties of operations;
communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their implications using multiple representations, including symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language as appropriate;
create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas;