Vocabulary
This is what two equal parts are called.
halves
This heart is divided into halves and one of the halves is shaded. What part of the whole is shaded?
one half
If you have 4 halves of a cookie, how many whole cookies do you have?
2 wholes
This is a set with two red fish and one blue fish. What fraction of the fish are blue?
one third
This is what three equal parts is called.
thirds
Maria has a kite that has four equal parts. Two of the parts are shaded. What fraction of the kite is shaded?
two fourths
Jake ate 8 thirds of a pie. How many whole pies did he eat?
two and two thirds
There are 5 flowers. Three of the flowers are red, and 2 of the flowers are purple. What fraction of the flowers are purple?
two fifths
This is what four equal parts are called.
fourths
Jerry had an orange with six equal parts. Jerry gave away one part of his orange. What fraction of the orange did he give away?
one sixth
Sophie ate 7 thirds of a muffin. How many whole muffins did she eat?
two and one third muffins
This is a set of 6 balls. 3 are of the balls are footballs, 2 are soccer balls, and one is a baseball. What fraction of the balls are footballs?
three sixth
This describes equal parts of a whole.
fractions
This circle that is divided into four equal parts. Three of the parts are shaded. What is the fraction for the shaded part of the circle?
three fourths
If you have 8 halves of a banana, how many whole bananas do you have?
four whole bannanas
Mark bought a pizza with 8 slices. 3 of those slices have pepperoni. What fraction of the pizza has pepperoni?
What does it mean to partition?
dividing something into parts.
Ned's rose garden has four equal parts. One part is red roses. What part of the rose garden is red roses?
one fourth
True or False
In a fraction, the more parts you have, the smaller they are. If you have fewer pieces, the bigger they are.
TRUE
This is a set of 10 pens. 4 of the pens are black. What fraction shows the number of black pens?
four tenths