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A worker has carpeted feet of a hallway. The hallway is feet long. How
many feet of the hallway still needs carpet?

Use what you know about fractions to explain how you found your answer.

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Teacher notes:

Learning targets for this task may include:

 I can solve addition and subtraction word problems with fractions.
 I can estimate fractions to make sense of my answer

Students need to recognize that the problem involves subtraction of fractions.

Many students will need to find a common denominator to solve using the standard algorithm.

Students may see is equivalent to and be able to solve mentally.

Some students may convert the fractions to inches since the common denominator is 12. (18 feet
9 inches minus 8 feet 7 inches is 10 feet 2 inches).

Although not required students may put the answer in simplest form -

Not yet: Student shows evidence of Got It: Student essentially understands the
misunderstanding, incorrect concept or target concept.
procedure

Unsatisfactory: Marginal: Proficient: Excellent:

Little Partial Substantial Full
Accomplishment Accomplishment Accomplishment Accomplishment

The task is attempted Part of the task is Student could work to Strategy and
and some accomplished, but full accomplishment execution meet the
mathematical effort is there is lack of with minimal feedback content, process, and
made. There may be evidence of from teacher. Errors qualitative demands of
fragments of understanding or are minor. Teacher is the task or concept.
accomplishment but evidence of not confident that Student can
little or no success. understanding. understanding is communicate ideas.
Further teaching is Further teaching is adequate to May have minor errors
required. required. accomplish the that do not impact the
objective with minimal mathematics.
assistance.
Adapted from Van de Walle, J. (2004) Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally. Boston: Pearson Education, 65

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