Misaki cut some wood for a bookcase she is building.She needs to find how many 1
3
ft boards she can make from a 5 ft board.Explain how to model with fraction bars to solve the problem.
Model the 5 wholes as five 1s. Now add the fraction bars to show that three 1/3s fit in each whole. Count the 1/3s. Fifteen 1/3 ft boards can be cut from a 5 ft board.
