TKI - Assessment : Exemplars : Mathematics : Fractions

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$Level 2 - Assign unit fraction symbols to regions$

$Level 3i - Order unit fractions and fractions with like denominators$

$Level 3ii - Order fractions with unlike numerators and denominators$

$Level 4 - Convert fractions, decimals, and percentages$

Fractions

Order unit fractions and fractions with like denominators

The task

The teacher gave the students two sets of fractions and asked them to put each set in order from smallest to largest. One set was a set of unit fractions (, , , , ), and the other was a set of fractions with a common denominator (, , , , ).

Images of student problem solving process

Mike's work shows that he is able to:

rank unit fractions from smallest to largest
rank fractions with common denominators from smallest to largest
state an understanding of rules for ranking both kinds of fractions.

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