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Fractions in real-life contexts.
Solve real-life fraction word problems!
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Fractions in real-life contexts.
Drawing a visual model before calculating removes the most common source of fraction word problem errors: misidentifying what the fraction refers to. When students draw the situation first, they make the referent (the whole) explicit, which makes the fraction calculation almost automatic.
1. Read problem. 2. Identify fractions. 3. Draw diagram. 4. Calculate. 5. Write answer with units.