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3.NF.3.b (Mathematics)


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

Cluster:
Develop understanding of fractions as numbers.

Standard:
Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size. Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions, e.g., 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3). Explain why the fractions are equivalent, e.g., by using a visual fraction model.

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