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Problem Solving • Comparison
Problems with Fractions Numbers and Operations—
Fractions—4.NF.B.4c
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to solve comparison problems with fractions? MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES
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The deepest part of the Grand Canyon is about 1 1_6 miles

deep. The deepest part of the ocean is located in the
Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean. The deepest part
of the ocean is almost 6 times as deep as the deepest part
of the Grand Canyon. About how deep is the deepest
part of the ocean?

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What do I need to find? Draw a bar model. Compare the depth of the deepest part
of the Grand Canyon and the deepest part of the ocean, in
I need to find ___ miles.

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What information do I need ___ _ _ _ _ _ _

to use?

The deepest part of the Grand Write an equation and solve.

Canyon is about _ miles deep. m is the deepest part of __ , in miles.

The deepest part of the ocean is

m=_ _ Write an equation.

about _ times as deep.

m=_ _ Write the mixed number as a fraction.

How will I use the

information? m=_ Multiply.

I can ____ to m=_ Write the fraction as a whole number.

compare the depths.

So, the deepest part of the ocean is about _ miles deep.

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Mountains are often measured by the distance they rise above
sea level. Mount Washington rises more than 1 __ 1 miles above sea
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level. Mount Everest rises about 5 times as high. About how many
miles above sea level does Mount Everest rise?

Read the Problem Solve the Problem

What do I need to find?

What information do I need to

use?

How will I use the information?

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So, Mount Everest rises about _ miles above sea level. Math MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES 7
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find the height of Mount
Everest?

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1. Komodo dragons are the heaviest lizards on Earth.
A baby Komodo dragon is 1 1_4 feet long when it
hatches. Its mother is 6 times as long. How long
is the mother?

First, draw a bar model to show the problem.

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Then, write the equation you need to solve.

Finally, find the length of the mother Komodo dragon.

The mother Komodo dragon is _ feet long.

2. SMARTER What if a male Komodo dragon is 7 times as

long as the baby Komodo dragon? How long is the male? How
much longer is the male than the mother?

3. The smallest hummingbird is the Bee hummingbird. It has a

mass of about 1 1_2 grams. A Rufous hummingbird’s mass is
3 times the mass of the Bee hummingbird. What is the mass of
a Rufous hummingbird?
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4. Sloane needs 3_4 hour to drive to her grandmother’s house. It

takes her 5 times as long to drive to her cousin’s house. How
long does it take to drive to her cousin’s house?

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Use the table for 5 and 6.
Flower Height
Payton has a variety of flowers in her garden. tulip 1 1_4 feet
The table shows the average heights of the flowers. daisy 2 1_2 feet
tiger lily 3 1_3 feet
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Make Sense of Problems What is the
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sunflower 7 3_4 feet
difference between the height of the tallest flower and
the height of the shortest flower in Payton’s garden?
WRITE Math
Show Your Work

6. SMARTER
Payton says her average sunflower is
7 times the height of her average tulip. Do you agree
or disagree with her statement? Explain your reasoning.

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7. DEEPERMiguel ran 1__ miles on Monday. On Friday,
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Miguel ran 3 times as far as he did on Monday. How much
farther did Miguel run on Friday than he did on Monday?

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8. SMARTER The table shows the lengths of
different types of turtles at a zoo.
Turtle Name Type of Turtle Length
Tuck Common Snapping Turtle 11_ feet
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Lolly Leatherback Sea Turtle 55_ feet
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Daisy Loggerhead Sea Turtle 31_ feet

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For numbers 8a–8d, select True or False for each statement.

8a. Daisy is 4 times as long as Tuck. True False
8b. Lolly is 5 times as long as Tuck. True False
8c. Daisy is 3 times as long as Tuck. True False
8d. Lolly is 2 times as long as Daisy. True False

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Lesson 8.5
Problem Solving • Comparison
Problems with Fractions COMMON CORE STANDARD—4.NF.B.4c
Build fractions from unit fractions by applying
and extending previous understandings of
operations on whole numbers.

Read each problem and solve.

1. A shrub is 1 2_3 feet tall. A small tree is 3 times as tall

as the shrub. How tall is the tree?

t is the height of the tree, in feet.

shrub 12
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3
t = 3 × 1_2
3 2
5 tree 12
_ 1_ 12
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t=3× _ 3 3 3
3
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t = __
3
t=5
So, the tree is 5 feet tall. 5 feet
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2. You run 1 3_4 miles each day. Your friend runs

4 times as far as you do. How far does your friend
run each day?

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3. At the grocery store, Ayla buys 1 1_3 pounds of

ground turkey. Tasha buys 2 times as much
ground turkey as Ayla. How much ground turkey
does Tasha buy?

____
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4. WRITE Math Draw a bar model that shows a pen is 4 times

as long as an eraser that is 1 1_3 inches long.

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1. A Wilson’s Storm Petrel is a small bird with 2. The walking distance from the Empire State
a wingspan of 1 _13feet. A California Condor Building in New York City to Times Square
is a larger bird with a wingspan almost is about __
9 mile. The walking distance from
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7 times as wide as the wingspan of the the Empire State Building to Sue’s hotel
petrel. About how wide is the wingspan of is about 8 times as far. About how far is
the California Condor? (It may be helpful to Sue’s hotel from the Empire State Building?
draw a model.) (It may be helpful to draw a model.)

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3. Write an expression that is equal to 4. At a bake sale, Ron sells 7_8 of an apple pie
3 × 2 41_ . and 5_8 of a cherry pie. Altogether, how much
pie does he sell at the bake sale?

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inch and inch on a ruler.
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