Fractions - Eating a Pizza
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Teaching Advanced Fractions
Lesson Plans by Anna Warfield
Once students have mastered the basics of fractions, they can be introduced to more complex concepts. Adding and subtracting fractions, as well as recognizing and manipulating improper fractions, are topics that are crucial during the elementary grades and into middle school.
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions with a common denominator example activity
Storyboard Text
- Tonight's pepperoni pizza is split into 8 pieces. Dennis eats 2 pieces of pizza and Larry eats 3 pieces. What fraction of the pizza did the two boys eat?
- Each piece is 1/8 of the whole pizza. Dennis ate 2/8 and Larry ate 3/8 of the pizza.
- 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8 Dennis and Larry ate 5/8 of the pizza.
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