Emily had 3 apples. She cut one in half and ate one of the halves. How

many apples are left?

2½

Then she cut each of the other whole apples in half. She gave all the half-apples to her friends.

How many half apples did she give away?

Five Halves or5/2

Do these numbers2½ and 5/2

name equivalent amounts of apples?5/22½

Cut out two circles on page 436.

Fold each circle in half and draw a line on the fold.

Write ½ on each side of the fold.

Cut each circle on the folded line.

How would you write a fraction that names 3 halves?

How is this fraction different from the fractions you used so far?

Glue three of the halves inside the two circles in Problem 1 on page 197.

Look at your circles. Is 3/2 the same as 1½?

How does 1½ look different from the fractions we have used so far?

Fold the other two circles from page 436 into 4 equal parts.

Write ¼ in each part and cut each circle along the folded lines

Glue six of the ¼ pieces inside the two remaining circles in Problem 2

on page 197 and name the fractions.

Why is 6/4 equivalent to 3/2?

Why is 12/4 equivalent to 1 ½?