DECOMPOSING
Enjoy this video before lunch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAE-P1B38JI
What is happening here?
Definition of decomposing: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decompose
You will be studying soil and rocks soon.
Have you heard of a compost pile? How is creating rich soil related to decomposing fractions?
TASK1 - Alaina and Sareen are raking leaves from their yard for a compost pile. Together they fill the compost pile 7/8 full.
Write as many different possible ways to combine their portions as possible.
TASK2 - Caden and Robert decide to combine their food bucket scraps to create a compost pile of their own.
Robert added four buckets of scrap to a compost container that holds 19 buckets. When Caden adds his 3 buckets, what are the
possible ways for Caden and Robert to split the number of buckets to completely fill their container?
TASK 3 - David and Ashley find a rotting fox on a ranch not far from their home. Each day they return to check on it.
By day 8 only 4/10 tenths of the fox had decomposed. How many more days did it take to completely decompoxe
TASK 4 - The evil knight, Sir Bruce Sans Pete, begins to disappear over a period of time because he eats magical mandrake root. One of his six body parts disappears
daily until all gone. Create a chart showing the unit fraction and the missing body part daily.
TASK 5- Write your own word problem requiring decomposing to solve.