Estimation Exploration: Fraction of a Whole Number
Record an estimate that is:
too low
about right
too high
Activity 1
Match the Diagram
Match each expression to a number line and a diagram.
Write or in each blank to make the inequality true.
Activity 2
Who Ran Farther?
Priya ran to her grandmother’s house.
Jada ran twice as far as Priya.
Han ran as far as Priya.
Clare ran as far as Priya.
Mai ran times as far as Priya.
Which students ran farther than Priya?
Which students did not run as far as Priya?
List the runners in order, from the shortest distance to the longest distance. Explain or show your reasoning.
Point P represents how far Priya ran. Find the distance of each runner on the number line. Write the runner’s initial in the blank. One runner does not have a point on the number line.
Label the distance for the missing runner on the number line.