Sharing Muffins
Problem Solving
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Problem Solving Rationale
<p>The student's strategy of using a table to show nine friends with 1 1/3 muffins each for a total of 12 muffins works to solve the task. The student's answer, "12 muffins," is correct.</p>
Reasoning and Proof
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Reasoning Proof Rationale
<p>The student demonstrates correct understanding of the underlying mathematical concepts of whole, fractional parts of a whole, and addition of fractions. </p>
Communication Level
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Communication Rationale
<p>The student correctly uses the mathematical terms <i>table, data, total, sum, dozen, fair share</i>. The student correctly uses the mathematical notation 1 1/3, 9/3.</p>
Connections Level
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Connections RationaleSharing Muffins
<p>The student makes the mathematically relevant observations, "That is 1 dozen muffins," and, "Everyone gets a fair share."</p>
Representation
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Representation Rationale
<p>The student's table is appropriate and accurate. The student provides a title, each column is correctly labeled and the entered data is correct.</p>