FRACTIONS IN DISGUISE

A MATHEMATIC EXPERIENCE

Mission 1.1

FIND THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR

10/24

A. B. C. D.

2 4 6 8
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Mission 1.2

FIND THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR

12/20

A. B. C. D.

2 3 4 6
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Mission 1.3

FIND THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR

30/40

A. B. C. D.

3 5 6 10
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Mission 1.4

FIND THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR

6/30

A. B. C. D.

4 6 2 3
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3

D C B A

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Mission 2

DIRECTIONS:

1. CUT THE TRIANGLES APART

2. SOLVE THE 9 PROBLEM, BY FINDING THE

GREATEST COMMON FACTOR.

3. BUILD A TRIANGLE SO THAT EACH EDGE

HAS THE SAME ANSWERS FACING EACH
OTHER.

TARSIA PUZZLE: A SIMPLE YET COMPLEX JIGSAW

PUZZLE THAT STUDENTS HAVE TO SOLVE. THEY
DO IT BY HAVING TO MATCH UP SIDES OF
TRIANGLES SO THEY CORRESPOND WITH
ANOTHER ONE. THIS BUILDING OF TRIANGLES
LEADS TO THEM HAVING TO MAKE SOME KIND OF
SHAPE, LIKE HEXAGONS, TRIANGLES, ETC.
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Mission 3

S O L V E E A C H P R O6/30
BLEM AND WRITE
THE MATCHING LETTER ON THE
BLANK ABOVE THE ANSWER. TO
SOLVE THE PROBLEM REDUCE THE
FRACTION TO THE LOWEST COMMON
DENOMINATOR.
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Mission 3

O S N 21/56, 6/16, 15/40

A
M H I D
45/72, 20/32, 15/24 3/24, 8/64, 5/40 100/100, 50/50, 27/27

R C T E
4/12 , 2/6 , 6/18 20/30, 16/24 , 8/12 5/30, 8/48, 9/54 14/16, 63/72, 56/64

40/48, 20/24, 50/60 3/12, 4/16, 5/20 24/32, 21/28, 18/24 7/14, 2/4, 8/16

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