The Way We Write Fractions Is a Convention with a Top

question 7

Multiple Choice

The way we write fractions is a convention with a top and bottom number with a bar in between.Posing questions can help students make sense of the symbols.All of the questions would support that sense making EXCEPT:

• A)What does the denominator in a fraction tell us?
• B)What does the equal symbol mean with fractions?
• C)What might a fraction equal to one look like?
• D)How do know if a fraction is greater than,less than 1?

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