Two groups of friends are sharing chocolate bars. Each group wants to share the chocolate bars fairly so that every person gets the same amount and no chocolate remains.
In the first group of friends, four students receive three chocolate bars. How much chocolate did each person get? In the second group of friends, eight students are given six chocolate bars. How much chocolate did each person get? Which group of students got more chocolate?
Powerpoints: Sharing Chocolate Capturing Quantities
Source: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Additional Resources available at Achieve the Core
Back to Capturing Quantities Tasks