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Drill Bit Fractions Check out the picture below. Drill bits are measured by the diameter of the bit in inches. The drill bits below are ordered left to right in increasing size. 1. What could the other numerators be? Explain or show how you know. 2. Create your own set of drill bits. Give them fractional lengths and order them from least to greatest going left to right. Be sure to use at least three different denominators in your set of drill bits.

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DrillBitFractionsCheckoutthepicturebelow.Drillbitsaremeasuredbythediameterofthebitininches.Thedrillbitsbelowareorderedlefttorightinincreasingsize.

1.Whatcouldtheothernumeratorsbe?Explainorshowhowyouknow.2.Createyourownsetofdrillbits.Givethemfractionallengthsandorderthemfromleasttogreatestgoinglefttoright.Besuretouseatleastthreedifferentdenominatorsinyoursetofdrillbits.

Extension:Letsgobacktotheoriginalpicture.Whatifweremovethe1inthenumeratorfromthefirstandlastdrillbitsaspicturedbelow?Rememberthatthebitsincreaseinsizefromlefttoright.Thinkingaboutallofthedrillbits,whatnumeratorsorsetsofnumeratorsarepossible?

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