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XX 2017 rpps4m Se FL l27
XX 2017 rpps4m Se FL l27
Dear Family,
This week your child is learning to use line
plots to solve problems.
The line plot below shows the lengths of different pieces of yarn. Each X
represents a piece of yarn. Since there are 9 Xs, there are 9 pieces of yarn.
1 1 3 1 5 3 7
12 12 8 12 4 12 8 12 2 12 8 12 4 12 8 13
Length (in inches)
Xs that are one above another show pieces of yarn that have the same length.
You can see at a glance that:
• 2 pieces of yarn are 12 1 inches long.
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• the longest piece of yarn is 12 3 inches.
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To find the total length of all the pieces of yarn, add the individual lengths.
For each X on the line plot, write a length. Then add the lengths.
In order to add, all the fractions must have the same denominator. Write the
fractions as eighths. For example, write 12 1 as 12 2 .
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Add the whole numbers: 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 1 12 5 108.
Add the fractions: 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 6 5 25 .
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25 1 1
108 1 5 108 1 3 5 111
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The total length of all the pieces of yarn is 111 1 inches.
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Invite your child to share what he or she knows about using line plots
to solve problems by doing the following activity together.
©Curriculum Associates, LLC Copying is not permitted. Lesson 27 Line Plots 293
Line Plot Activity
Do an activity with your child to use a line plot to solve the problem below. Then
have your child answer the questions below using the line plot you make.
• Make a line plot to show the lengths of the nails. Use a blank number line.
Label it with eighths fractions from 0 through 1.
• Write a title for the line plot, such as “Lengths of Nails from the Toolbox.”
Be sure to write a label below the number line, such as “Lengths (in inches).”
• Mark Xs on the line plot to show the data.
• Ask questions and have your child use the line plot to find the answers.
Examples:
Which length of nail is there the greatest number of? 1 3 2
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What is the difference between the lengths of the longest nail and the
shortest nail? 1 6 , or 3 inch 2
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How would the line plot change if there was another nail that measures
294 Lesson 27 Line Plots ©Curriculum Associates, LLC Copying is not permitted.