This task is from Tools for NC Teachers. Students compare the difference between a fraction times a whole number compared to a fraction divided by a whole number. This is remixable. 

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In class, Sarah and Tony are talking about the difference between “ 1/3 times 4” compared to “1/3 divided by 4.” Their teacher asks them to draw a model and to write a story problem for each expression.  What would Sarah and Tony’s work look like? Write an equation to represent both problems.  Write a sentence explaining how the models are different.