Identifying Eighths

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Next, the presenter explains that the lines slightly longer than the 16th marks represent eighth-inch measurements. He demonstrates this by removing the 16th-inch blocks that can be simplified to eighths, such as 2/16 (simplifies to 1/8), 6/16 (simplifies to 3/8), 10/16 (simplifies to 5/8), and 14/16 (simplifies to 7/8).

Goal: Learn to identify and read eighth-inch measurements

Tools and materials

Large Paper/Board — Visual demonstration scale
Wooden Blocks — Visual representation of fractions

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short lines are 16ths, and you can't get any simpler than that. Your next longest line is 8ths. So, you have 1/8, and 7/8. Now, your next longest line is your quarter-inch lines, cuz 4/16 can get busted all the way down

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