Access Point #: MA.6.A.1.In.d (Archived Access Point)


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Solve real-world problems involving fractions, including halves, fourths, thirds, and eighths.

Clarifications:

Represent fractions as parts of sets and parts of a whole. Student cuts a pizza into slices for eight people so that each piece is one-eighth.

Number: MA.6.A.1.In.d Category: Independent
Date Adopted or Revised: 08/08 Big Idea: BIG IDEA 1 : Develop an understanding of and fluency with multiplication and division of fractions and decimals.

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