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7 challenges · solve on the first try to earn a star
A star blanket has one big star made of 8 points. All 8 points are the same size.
On the Plains, including here in Saskatchewan, star blankets are given as gifts to honour a person — like at a graduation.
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Here is a beadworker's trick: split every section into the same number of smaller sections. The strip doesn't change, but the fraction gets a new name.
Words we'll use
- equivalent fractions
- Different fractions that name the same amount, like 1/2 and 2/4.
- split
- Cut every equal part into the same number of smaller equal parts.
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7 challenges · solve on the first try to earn a star
You already know two names for the same bannock. Improper fraction: count all the pieces. Mixed number: count the full pans, then the extra pieces.
Words we'll use
- improper fraction
- A fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator, like 7/4.
- mixed number
- A whole number and a fraction less than 1 together, like 1 3/4.
- whole
- Here, one full pan of bannock.