Consider this problem: It takes of a gallon of paint to paint a wall. How much of the wall can you paint with ¼ of a gallon?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        a. Is this a problem for  2/3 / 1/4, 1/4 / 2/3   or something else? (circle)                                                                                                        b. Is this a how-many-groups or how-many-units-in-one-group problem? (circle)                                                                        c. Solve the problem. Use a math drawing or double number line if that’s helpful.

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  1. Consider this problem: It takes of a gallon of paint to paint a wall. How much of the wall can you paint with ¼ of a gallon?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        a. Is this a problem for  2/3 / 1/4, 1/4 / 2/3   or something else? (circle)                                                                                                        b. Is this a how-many-groups or how-many-units-in-one-group problem? (circle)                                                                        c. Solve the problem. Use a math drawing or double number line if that’s helpful.
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