1.3 Small Group · Group 1
Second Practice Form · Re-Teach, Homework or Retake · Same Standard, New Problems
representation · tape diagram · Procedural Fluency · Real-World Applications
- The book opens with a warm-up — about how many coins are in the picture? — then rides an aerial tramway that must move 4,000 passengers. We'll walk through a worked example, try one together, then you'll try a few with hints right there when you need them.
- A pile of coins is too big to count one at a time. About how many coins are in the pile?
- I do not count every coin — I find a small stack I CAN count, about 10 coins.
- Then I estimate how many stacks like that are in the pile. I count about 15.
- 15 stacks of about 10 is 15 × 10 = 150, so my estimate is about 150 coins — reasoned, not random.
- representation (representación) — A picture, diagram, table, or equation that shows the mathematics in a situation.
- tape diagram (diagrama de cintas) — A rectangle cut into equal parts that helps you visualize how a total breaks apart.
- tool (herramienta) — Anything you choose to help you see relationships and solve a problem — a table, a diagram, a graph.
- ordered pair (par ordenado) — Two numbers that go together, like a time and a number of trips, that you can plot as a point.
- round trip (viaje de ida y vuelta) — A complete journey from the start, to the destination, and back to the start.
- Converting minutes to hours by moving the decimal point — 625 minutes is NOT 6.25 hours. An hour is 60 minutes, so divide by 60: 625 ÷ 60 ≈ 10.42 hours.
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1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Each tram ride carries 80 passengers. How many rides are needed to transport 4,000 passengers?
- A50 rides
- B500 rides
- C320,000 rides
- D3,920 rides
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2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The 50 rides take 625 minutes. About how many HOURS is that?
- AAbout 10.42 hours
- BAbout 6.25 hours
- CAbout 62.5 hours
- DAbout 12.5 hours
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
How does the answer change for 2,000 passengers? Each ride carries 80 passengers and takes 12.5 minutes. How many MINUTES are needed?
- A312.5 minutes
- B31.25 minutes
- C3,125 minutes
- D300 minutes
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4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
One round trip takes 35 minutes. Using the table (35 → 1, 350 → 10, 525 → 15, 700 → 20), how many round trips does a tram car complete in 10 hours?
- A17 round trips
- B20 round trips
- C15 round trips
- D18 round trips
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5 OPEN RESPONSE
How can a tape diagram help you visualize the tram problem of moving 4,000 passengers?
💬 Sentence Starter: My tape diagram shows ___ .<br>It helps because ___ .✏️ Mathematical Justification & Response -
6 OPEN RESPONSE
The two tram problems both use the 35-minute or 12.5-minute ride times. How are the two problems the SAME, and how are they DIFFERENT?
💬 Sentence Starter: They are the same because ___ .<br>They are different because ___ .✏️ Mathematical Justification & Response
Writing Task: Justify why your mathematical solution is accurate and complete.