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CHAPTER 26 FRACTIONS AND PROBABILITY
 
 

Chapter 26 Fractions and Probability
  
  
Rhyme - Let''s Eat!


  
Dear Family,

I will learn about comparing fractions and probability in Chapter 26. Here are my math words and an activity that we can do together.

Love, ____________________

  
equally likely:




equally likely to spin  or  .

more likely, less likely:




more likely to spin  .

less likely to spin  .

impossible:



impossible to pick a blue marble 

Home Activity  
Cut food items, such as sandwiches or pizza, into halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, or eighths.



Have your child take one or two parts and say the fraction that tells how much he or she has.

  
Book - Probable Pistachio

Look for these books at your local library and use them to help your child learn about fractions and probability. 
No Fair! by Caren Holtzman, Scholastic, 1997.
How Many Ways Can You Cut a Pie? by Jane Belk Moncure, Child's World, Inc., 1987.
Probably Pistachio by Stuart J. Murphy, HarperCollins, 2001.

  
www.mmhmath.com

For Real World Math Activities

 

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