One Container and One Section of Highway

This Instructional Activity is a part of the Lesson 8, Unit 4, Grade 6. In this activity, students continue to reason about the size of 1 group in situations involving equal-sized groups. In the first part, the given total amount is a whole number. In the second, the given amount is a fraction. The visual representations for both parts are very similar, allowing students to notice the structure of the relationships and generalize their observations.