Samuel’s parents asked him to show them what three-eighths of the diagram below was. Show how Samuel might shade three-eighths of the strip diagram. Explain your thinking.

 

 

 

Hint  

Possible Solution 

Supporting Standard 

 

3.3 Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to represent and explain fractional units. The student is expected to:

 

(A) represent fractions greater than zero and less than or equal to one with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 using concrete objects and pictorial models, including strip diagrams and number lines