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3.NF.1 (Mathematics)


Standard Identifier: 3.NF.1
Content Area: Mathematics
Grade: 3
Domain: Number and Operations—Fractions

Cluster:
Develop understanding of fractions as numbers.

Standard:
Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; understand a fraction a/b as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b.

Footnote:
Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.

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