Show line-up & subtraction:
Answer: ________ sec
4. Buc-ee’s Merch Bag 🦫
Jordan buys a bumper sticker for $3.49, beef jerky for $8.25, and a soda for $1.79. Total cost?
Show three-addend alignment:
Answer: $________
🎫 Day 1 Exit Ticket: The I-35 Dash
Independent Mastery
Maya has a $50.00 Buc-ee’s gift card. She purchases a Lone Star hoodie for $34.78 and candied pecans for $6.85.
Part A: What is the total cost of her items?
Total: $____________
Part B: How much money remains on her card?
Change: $____________
Self-Check: How confident do you feel with decimals?
⚪ 1: Need Help ⚪ 2: Getting There ⚪ 3: Solid ⚪ 4: Decimal Master 🤠
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How many total cups of pecans does Granny need?
💡 Strategy: Find LCD for 4 and 3. LCD = 12! Convert both fraction parts first!
Step-by-Step Conversion
\( 2\frac{3}{4} \) \( \rightarrow \) \( 2\frac{9}{12} \)
\( 1\frac{2}{3} \) \( \rightarrow \) \( + 1\frac{8}{12} \)
Add Wholes & Fractions: \( 3\frac{17}{12} \)
Regroup improper fraction: \( \frac{17}{12} = 1\frac{5}{12} \)
\( 3 + 1\frac{5}{12} = \mathbf{4\frac{5}{12}} \)
✅ Total Pecans = \( 4\frac{5}{12} \) cups
💬 Webcam Check: Hold up 4 fingers if you caught the regrouping of \( 17/12 \)!
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Guided Round #2
Borrow 1 Whole as a Fraction!
🪵 The Scenario
Rancher Jesse had a cedar beam measuring \( 8\frac{1}{6} \) feet. He cut off \( 3\frac{5}{6} \) feet to repair the bull pen gate.
How many feet of the cedar beam remain?
⚠️ Rodeo Alert: Look at the numerators: can you take 5 away from 1? No! You must borrow 1 whole from 8!
Borrowing 1 Whole = \( \frac{6}{6} \)
\( 8\frac{1}{6} \) becomes \( 7 + \frac{6}{6} + \frac{1}{6} = \) \( \mathbf{7\frac{7}{6}} \)
Subtract: \( - 3\frac{5}{6} \)
Result: \( 4\frac{2}{6} \)
Always simplify: \( \frac{2}{6} \) divides by 2 on top & bottom \( \rightarrow \) \( 4\frac{1}{3} \)
✅ Remaining Beam = \( 4\frac{1}{3} \) feet
💬 Key Takeaway: When borrowing 1 whole, add the denominator to the numerator! \( 1 + 6 = 7 \)!
⭐
Independent Sprint
Solve on your Mission Log!
EVENT 1: BARRELS 🛢️
Like Denominators
A horse drank \( 3\frac{3}{8} \) buckets of water at dawn and \( 2\frac{7}{8} \) buckets at dusk. Total buckets drank?
\( 3\frac{3}{8} + 2\frac{7}{8} = ? \)
EVENT 2: PASTURE 🌾
Unlike Denominators
A pasture fence needed \( 7\frac{5}{6} \) rolls of wire. They have installed \( 4\frac{1}{2} \) rolls. How much wire is left to install?
\( 7\frac{5}{6} - 4\frac{1}{2} = ? \)
EVENT 3: TAILGATE 🏈
High School Football
The booster club made \( 5\frac{1}{4} \) gallons of sweet tea and \( 3\frac{2}{3} \) gallons of lemonade. How many gallons in all?
\( 5\frac{1}{4} + 3\frac{2}{3} = ? \)
🔔 Breakout Team Protocol: Compare your simplified answers with your virtual partner!
🎫
Check for Understanding
Individual Mastery Check
Ranch Trail Challenge 🐂 🌾
Ranger Carlos hikes the Longhorn Trail. He treks \( 4\frac{3}{5} \) miles before lunch. In the afternoon, he hikes another \( 2\frac{7}{10} \) miles to reach the campsite.
Question 1:
What is the total distance Carlos hiked today? (Express in simplest mixed number form)
Question 2:
How much further did Carlos hike in the morning than in the afternoon?
📤
Submit Ticket: Record both answers on Day 2 Mission Log page 2 and submit to your teacher!
Y’all lassoed those fractions! 🪢
3. High School Booster Refreshment 🏈
For Friday Night Football, the booster club made \( 5\frac{1}{4} \) gallons of sweet tea and \( 3\frac{2}{3} \) gallons of lemonade. How many gallons total?
Show LCD conversion & sum:
Answer: ________ gal
4. Hay Bale Feed Inventory 🚜
The ranch barn stored \( 9\frac{1}{5} \) tons of coastal Bermuda hay. Cattle ate \( 4\frac{7}{10} \) tons during cold snaps. How many tons remain?
Show borrowing & subtraction:
Answer: ________ tons
🎫 Day 2 Exit Ticket: Longhorn Trail Expedition
Independent Mastery
Ranger Carlos hikes the Longhorn Trail. He treks \( 4\frac{3}{5} \) miles in the morning and \( 2\frac{7}{10} \) miles in the afternoon.
Part A: What is the total distance hiked? (Simplify)
Total: ____________ miles
Part B: How much farther did he hike in the morning?
Difference: ____________ miles
Self-Check: How confident do you feel with fractions & mixed numbers?
⚪ 1: Need Help ⚪ 2: Getting There ⚪ 3: Solid ⚪ 4: Fraction Wrangler 🤠
Submit your mission log via Google Classroom / Canvas by 4:00 PM [Page 2 of 2]
State Fair of Texas
🌭 The Scenario
At Fair Park in Dallas, Austin spends $14.75 on Fletcher's Corny Dogs and \( 6\frac{1}{2} \) dollars on cotton candy.
How much total money did Austin spend?
🧠 Fast Strategy: Convert \( 6\frac{1}{2} \) into a decimal! What is \( \frac{1}{2} \) as money? Exactly $6.50!
Convert to Decimal & Line Up the Dots
\( 6\frac{1}{2} \rightarrow 6.50 \)
¹
14.75
+ 06.50
21.25
✅ Total Spent = $21.25 (or \( 21\frac{1}{4} \))
💬 Virtual Poll: Which was faster: converting to decimals or finding common denominators?
🚀
Guided Mission #2
Houston We Have a Solution!
🛰️ The Scenario
A lunar cargo rocket at Johnson Space Center carries 28.75 metric tons of liquid propellant. During Stage 1 burn, it consumes \( 19\frac{1}{2} \) metric tons.
How many metric tons of propellant remain for Stage 2?
🚀 Mission Control Step: Convert \( 19\frac{1}{2} = 19.50 \). Then subtract with decimal alignment!
Propellant Reserve Subtraction
\( 19\frac{1}{2} \rightarrow 19.50 \)
¹ ¹⁸
28.75
- 19.50
09.25
✅ Propellant Left = 9.25 tons (or \( 9\frac{1}{4} \) tons)
💬 Chat Waterfall: Type both forms into chat: 9.25 and 9 1/4!
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Mastery Sprint
Solve on Day 3 Mission Log!
CHALLENGE 1: TEXAS FAIR 🎡
Ferris Wheel Height
The Texas Star Ferris Wheel is 212.5 ft tall. A mini carnival ride is \( 34\frac{3}{4} \) ft tall. Difference in height?
212.5 - \( 34\frac{3}{4} \) = ?
CHALLENGE 2: NASA LAB 🛰️
Spacewalk Cables
An astronaut connects a \( 15\frac{2}{5} \) meter tether to an extension measuring 8.35 meters. Total tether length?
\( 15\frac{2}{5} \) + 8.35 = ?
CHALLENGE 3: RIVER FLOAT 🌊
Guadalupe River Tube
The river tube route is 6.8 miles long. You have floated \( 3\frac{1}{4} \) miles. How many miles remain to the exit point?
6.8 - \( 3\frac{1}{4} \) = ?
🔔 Breakout Protocol: Share which form (decimal or fraction) your group chose for each problem!
🎫
Sequence Final Assessment
Final Mastery Gate
Mission Control Critical Flight Calculation 🚀 🌕
The Artemis Lunar Lander has a maximum cargo capacity of 42.5 kg. Astronauts load a geological drill weighing \( 18\frac{3}{4} \) kg and a solar sensor pack weighing 11.85 kg.
Question 1: Total Loaded Weight
What is the combined weight of the drill and sensor pack?
Question 2: Remaining Payload Capacity
How many kilograms of cargo capacity remain before reaching the 42.5 kg limit?
🌟
Turn In Your Log: Submit Day 3 Mission Log to claim your Official Lone Star Rational Number Champion Badge!
Texas Sized Mission Accomplished! 🤠🚀
Answer: ________ m
3. Guadalupe River Float Trip 🌊
The tubing course is 6.8 miles long. Diego has floated \( 3\frac{1}{4} \) miles. How many miles remain to the take-out?
Convert \( 3\frac{1}{4} \rightarrow 3.25 \) and subtract:
Answer: ________ miles
4. San Antonio Riverwalk Taco Truck 🌮
Sofia buys 3 street tacos for $7.75, queso for \( 4\frac{1}{2} \) dollars, and a drink for $2.10. Total cost?
Convert and align 3 addends:
Answer: $________
🚀 Day 3 Exit Ticket: NASA Artemis Lunar Cargo
Final Sequence Gate
The Artemis Lunar Module has a maximum cargo payload limit of 42.5 kg. The mission crew loads a drill kit weighing \( 18\frac{3}{4} \) kg and a sensor pack weighing 11.85 kg.
Part A: Total weight of drill and sensor pack?
Total Cargo: ____________ kg
Part B: How much payload capacity remains?
Remaining Capacity: ____________ kg
⭐ Texas Rational Roundup Certificate of Mastery
Teacher Stamp / Signature: _________________________
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