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Cuisenaire Task Library
Representing Fractions
Your turn — Build and record
For each question, identify the whole, build the relationship, identify the required rod and record it on your Show Me board.
Which single rod is:
- one-half of dark green?
- two-thirds of dark green?
- three-quarters of tan?
- five-quarters of pink?
- seven-fifths of yellow?
- four-thirds of dark green?
- three-halves of pink?
- five-thirds of light green?
Answers
- g = ½d
- p = ⅔d
- d = ¾t
- y = ⁵⁄₄p
- k = ⁷⁄₅y
- t = ⁴⁄₃d
- d = ³⁄₂p
- y = ⁵⁄₃g