Don’t forget to write your homework down!

Make sure to have a pencil and your notebook/binder out

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How many dots did you see and how did you see them?

Dividing

Do you ever share your food with your friends?

Do you try to share equally?

How do you know if everyone is getting the same amount?

How do you decide to split the food that is being shared?

Have you ever argued about who got more?

Fair Shares

Your Task:

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You and your team will be given a certain amount of “licorice” and you will be designated a team based on the situations below. You will need to work together to find out how to divide your “licorice” equally among your group.

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Team W has 3 members and 5 pieces of licorice

Team X has 5 members and 9 pieces of licorice

Team Y has 6 members and 10 pieces of licorice

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Dividing Poster

Once you have figured out how to divide your pieces equally, you will now create a poster explaining your thinking. On your poster you must have:

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1. A picture showing how the licorice was divided
2. A division number sentence that represents the problem
3. Words explaining what each person gets and why
4. An explanation of how you know you are sharing equally

Dividing

If I really passed out licorice to you all in this way is it fair? Would everyone get the same amount? Why or why not?

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How much did each team end up getting?

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How could we make it more fair?

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