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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the original question was that 3/4 was 6/8 then a good explanation would be a picture that showed that equal amounts were shaded.

I agree with PP that the original explanation was not good.  [/quote]

The problem I am having is that I got this question from a sample 3rd grade PARCC assessment question called "THe field"

http://www.parcconline.org/samples/mathematics/grade-3-mathematics-field

The FIRST part of the question has the child using a picture to demonstrate 3/4 of a field cut into 8ths.

The SECOND part of the question asks the child to write in numbers a fraction that is the same as 3/4.

The THIRD part of the question then asks the child to explain IN WORDS how she knows that 3/4 = 6/8 (or whatever equivalent fraction the child wrote for part 2).
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So please tell me, using words, what a good answer to part three would be.[/b][/quote]

Anyone?  This is a genuine question -- I'd love to know how to answer the question.  [/quote]

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