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Vegetable GardenBennett Middle’s sixth-grade classes are planting a vegetable garden. They decide to use one-third of the garden to grow tomatoes. In one-fourth of the garden, they will grow corn, and in another fourth, they will grow beans. In the remaining section, they will grow herbs. Show how you could represent all areas of the garden.
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What Do You Think?
Show how you would represent: + Show your solution.
Show how you would represent: + May be copied for classroom use. © 2008 by Joy Bronston Schackow and Susan O’Connell from Introduction to Problem Solving: Grades 6–8 (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH).
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Candy Bar Fractions
Margo and Ruth each had identical candy bars. If Margo had of her candy bar left and
Ruth had of her candy bar remaining, how much did they have together._________________________________________
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At the Movies
Patty spent of her allowance on a movie ticket and on popcorn. What fraction of her allowance did she spend?
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Draw a picture of your solution.
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Water Bottle
Jason filled his water bottle full. His sister added an additional to the bottle. What fraction of the bottle is empty?
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At the BallgameKurt bought a bag of peanuts at the ballgame. He ate of the peanuts in the bag, and
his brother Ryan ate of the peanuts. How much of the bag of peanuts remains uneaten?
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Draw a picture of your solution.
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Sharing Pizza1. Terrance and his sister shared a pizza. They ate of the pizza altogether. If
Terrance ate of the pizza, how much did his sister eat?__________________________________________
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Explain how you solved the problem.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Terrance’s brother decided to share some pizza with Terrance and his sister. If Terrance ate of the pizza, his brother ate of the pizza, and altogether the three ate of the pizza, how much pizza did Terrance’s sister eat? Justify your answer.
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3. Create a circle graph to show how much of the pizza each person ate.
Bird House
Water BottleCarson is building a birdhouse for a school project. He buys a board of wood that is 20
feet long. The birdhouse is built using feet of wood. How much wood will be left over?
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Making BowsSarah had some ribbon to make bows. Anna gave her 10 yards of additional ribbon. Now Sarah has 26 yards of ribbon. How many yards of ribbon did Sarah have at the beginning? _______________________________Show your work.
May be copied for classroom use. © 2008 by Joy Bronston Schackow and Susan O’Connell from Introduction to Problem Solving: Grades 6–8 (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH).
Explain how you solved the problem. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Challenge: If Sarah needed 75 feet of ribbon for her project, did she have enough? Use math data to prove your answer.
Raking LeavesCharlie spent 1 hours working in his yard. He spent of the time raking leaves and the rest of the time bagging the leaves.
What fraction of an hour did Charlie spend bagging the leaves?Draw a picture that represents the problem and your solution._______________
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May be copied for classroom use. © 2008 by Joy Bronston Schackow and Susan O’Connell from Introduction to Problem Solving: Grades 6–8 (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH).
Explain how you solved this problem.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
May be copied for classroom use. © 2008 by Joy Bronston Schackow and Susan O’Connell from Introduction to Problem Solving: Grades 6–8 (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH).
