Grade 5 students learn to create and interpret line plots displaying fractional measurement data, adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators to solve multi-step problems. Using the Info Gap routine with a fruit-picking context, students practice communicating mathematical information to find missing data and answer questions about the line plot. This lesson from Illustrative Mathematics Grade 5, Chapter 6 also connects repeated addition of fractions to multiplication, building on standards 5.MD.B.2, 5.NF.A.2, and 5.NF.B.4.
Section 1
Solving Word Problems Using a Line Plot
To solve a word problem using a line plot, translate keywords from the problem into mathematical operations performed on the data values.
Section 2
Solving Word Problems with Fractional Line Plot Data
To solve problems using a line plot with fractional data, first interpret the plot to identify the relevant fractional values.
Then, set up an addition or subtraction expression based on the question and solve.
Section 3
Solving Multi-Step Problems with Line Plots Using Equations
To solve a word problem using a line plot, represent the unknown value with a variable (such as ).
Use the data from the line plot and keywords from the problem to write a mathematical equation.
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Section 1
Solving Word Problems Using a Line Plot
To solve a word problem using a line plot, translate keywords from the problem into mathematical operations performed on the data values.
Section 2
Solving Word Problems with Fractional Line Plot Data
To solve problems using a line plot with fractional data, first interpret the plot to identify the relevant fractional values.
Then, set up an addition or subtraction expression based on the question and solve.
Section 3
Solving Multi-Step Problems with Line Plots Using Equations
To solve a word problem using a line plot, represent the unknown value with a variable (such as ).
Use the data from the line plot and keywords from the problem to write a mathematical equation.
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