6.NS-Reciprocity

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11 questions
Telula has 10 times as much iced tea as Nikki. We can represent this with a diagram:
or a multiplication equation:
We can also see in the diagram that that Nikki has 110 times as much iced tea as Telula. We can represent this with a multiplication equation as well:
Consider the following three pairs of sentences for the questions below:
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Draw a picture that represents this first sentence and the equation. You can use the template below!

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Fill in the blank!

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For this second sentence, write a multiplication equation

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Draw a picture that represents this first sentence and the equation. You can use the template below!

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Fill in the blank!

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For this second sentence, write a multiplication equation

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Draw a picture that represents this first sentence and the equation. You can use the template below!

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Fill in the blank!

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For this second sentence, write a multiplication equation

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In the original problem above, we could write T= N × 10 as N= T ÷ 10. 

Consider the table below!

a. Rewrite each of the original equations as a division equation in the second column
b. Rewrite your equation in the third column using multiplication (look at the sample row).

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Describe a pattern you can see with the Dividing and Multiplying of equations.

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