Visual Fraction Models
draw five halves
5/2
Which sign makes the statement true?
>, <, or =
2/3 ( ) 2/6
2/3 > 2/6
one half is equivalent to
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12
draw four wholes
four wholes
Luke and Mia shared a pizza. They each ate 2/8 of the pizza. How much pizza did they eat in total?
1/2 , 4/8
draw seven thirds
7/3
Which sign makes the statement true?
>, <, or =
5/6 ( ) 5/8
5/6 > 5/8
one third is equivalent to
2/6, 3/9, 4/12, 5/15
draw ten fifths
ten fifths
Jazleen and her mom are baking some delicious chocolate chip cookies. To help out, Jazleen cuts a stick of butter into 4 equal pieces. Her mom uses 2 pieces for baking cookies.
What fraction of the stick of butter does Jazleen's mom use for baking cookies?
1/2, 2/4
draw point A at six sixths
6/6
Which sign makes the statement true?
>, <, or =
1/2 ( ) 1/8
1/2 > 1/8
two sixths is equivalent to
1/3, 3/9, 4/12, 5/15, 6/18
Identify the fractions equivalent to 2
a) 8/4
b) 12/6
c) 4/3
d) 3/2
a) 8/4
b) 12/6
Laura ran 3/4 of a mile on Monday and a whole mile on Wednesday. How much did Laura run altogether?
Laura ran 7/4 miles altogether.
Laura ran 1 3/4 altogether.
draw point A at thirteen eighths
13/8
True or false?
a) 1/3 > 1/2
b) 3/6 = 4/8
a) false
b) true
four twelfths is equivalent to
1/3, 2/6, 3/9, 5/15, 6/18, 7/21
Identify the fractions equivalent to 1
a) 4/4
b) 1/5
c) 6/6
d) 4/1
a) 4/4
c) 6/6
Mr. Ramirez found 15 books on underwater life and brought 7 of these to the library. What fraction of the books on underwater life did he bring to the library?
Mr. Ramirez brought 7/15 of the books on underwater to the library.
draw point A at the 1 1/2 mark
1 1/2
3/2
true or false?
a) 4/8 > 2/4
b) 1/4 = 1/8
b) false
three twelfths is equivalent to
1/4, 2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20
Identify the fractions equivalent to 3
a) 9/3
b) 6/2
c) 10/4
d) 3/3
a) 9/3
b) 6/2
Samuel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 5/6 of a yard and the spider crawled 2/6 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?
The beetle crawled 3/6 of a yard farther than the spider.