Decompose &
Unit Fractions
Unit Fractions
Decompose 3/8 into unit fractions.
1/8 +1/8 + 1/8
Decompose 9/12 in two ways. Write your answer on the board.
Answers will vary.
Jo and two friends each ran 1/5 of a race. Write a number sentence to show the total amount of the race run.
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 = 3/5
Decompose 1 1/4.
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
or
any combination of 4ths to make 5/4
Show 1 as a sum of its unit fractions.
Any sum of unit fractions with 1 as the numberator and any digit as the denominator.