Welcome to…

FRACTION AVENUE

1. Congratulations! You have just moved to Fraction

Avenue, which is a street full of fractions. Use the
following information to complete the map of your
new street.
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 8 of the houses are for sale.
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 2 of the houses have trees in their front yard.
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 8 of the homes have dogs outside.
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 You can see a person in 4 of the windows.
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 8 of the homes have a red door.
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 There are cars parked outside of 4 of the houses.
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 8 of the houses have a blue roof.
2. Compare the houses on Fraction Avenue:
a) Are there more trees in front yards or houses with dogs outside?
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b) How do you know this? (Use mathematical reasoning)

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c) Are there more houses with blue roofs or red doors?

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d) How do you know this? (Use mathematical reasoning)

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3. A collection of flowers has bloomed in the Fraction Avenue

Garden. Show four different unit fractions by shading in the
petals of the flowers below:
4. Now show four different non-unit fractions by shading in the
petals of the flowers below: