Fair Share Number Stories
Comparing Fractions & Benchmark Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Adding and Subtracting with Uncommon Denominators
Adding and Subtracting with Common Denominators
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Hector has 2 pizzas he wants to split equally between himself and his 2 sisters. How much pizza will they each get?
Each person will get 2/3 of a pizza
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Compare 3/4 and 9/12.
3/4 = 9/12
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Find an equivalent fraction for 1/2
2/4 or 3/6 or 4/8 or 5/10
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1/3 + 2/5
11/15
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2/4 + 3/4
5/4 or 1 1/4
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Maria has 4 candy bars that she wants to give to her 5 sisters. If she breaks each bar up equally, how much of a candy bar will each sister get?
Each sister will get 4/5 of a candy bar
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What benchmark fraction would we round 1 1/10 to?
1 1/20 would round to 1
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Find an equivalent fraction for 2/3
4/6 or 6/9 or 8/12 or 10/15
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7/9 - 2/3
1/9
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1 5/8 - 7/8
6/8 or 3/4
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Aditi made 6 boxes of pasta for her family party. She wants to share with her 10 family members. How much pasta will each family member get?
Each family member will get 6/10 of a box of pasta
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How does 1/3 compare to 2/10?
1/3 > 2/10
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List 2 equivalent fractions for 3/4
6/8, 9/12
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5 1/4 + 2 4/5
7 21/20 or 8 1/20
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5 3/8 - 2 5/8
2 6/8 or 2 3/4
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Aaron made 8 grilled cheese sandwiches for himself and his 4 friends. If he wants to split the sandwiches equally, how much will each of them get?
Each friend will get 8/5 (or 1 3/5) of a sandwich
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What benchmark fraction is 3/7 closest to?
3/7 is closest to 1/2
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List 2 equivalent fractions for 2/5
4/10, 6/15
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6 1/4 - 2 2/3
3 7/12
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4 8/10 + 2 3/10 - 1 7/10
5 4/10 or 5 2/5
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Tatiana had 18 cupcakes at her birthday party. If there are 7 people at the party, and they split the cupcakes equally, how much will each person get?
Each person will get 18/7 (or 2 4/7) cupcakes
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Explain how you could use the fraction number lines above to compare 3/6 and 4/5
I know that 3/6 is the same as 1/2, and 4/5 is larger than 1/2 therefore I know 3/6 < 4/5
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List 3 equivalent fractions for 3/8
6/16, 9/24, 12/32
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8 1/10 - 5 1/2
2 6/10 or 2 3/5
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(3/8 + 4/8) - (2/8 + 1/8)
4/8 or 1/2