Representing Fractions
In the fraction 4/10, which number is the denominator?
10
A bag has 5 green candies and 3 yellow candies. Write a fraction comparing yellow to green.
3/5
Is 3/5 a proper fraction, improper fraction, or mixed number?
Proper Fraction
10 cookies are shared equally among 2 people. How many does each person get?
5 cookies
Which is bigger: 1/2 or 1/4?
1/2
What is three fifths as a fraction?
3/5
There are 12 students in a class. 4 are wearing hats. Write a fraction comparing hat-wearers to non-hat-wearers.
4/8 or 1/2
Is 7/4 a proper fraction, improper fraction, or mixed number?
Improper Fraction
12 apples are shared equally among 4 people. How many does each person get? Write your answer as a fraction.
3 apples each or 12/4
Which is bigger: 3/4 or 2/4?
3/4
A rectangle is divided into 6 equal parts and 2 are shaded. What fraction is shaded?
2/6
Ranelle has 8 crayons: 3 are red, 2 are blue, and the rest are green. Write a fraction comparing red to green.
3/3 or 1
Write 9/4 as a mixed number.
2 granola bars are shared equally among 5 people. What fraction of a granola bar does each person get?
2/5
Which is bigger: 1/3 or 1/6? How do you know?
1/3. This is because when the whole is split into fewer pieces, each piece is larger.
I have 10 marbles. 3 are red and the rest are blue. Write a fraction comparing red marbles to blue marbles.
3/7
A box has 6 apples and 4 oranges. Write two different fractions: one comparing apples to oranges, and one comparing apples to the total fruit.
6/4 and 6/10
Write 3 and 2/3 as an improper fraction.
11/3
3 pizzas are shared equally among 8 people. What fraction of a pizza does each person get?
3/8
Two friends each get a fair share of pizza. Mia shares 1 pizza with 3 friends (4 people total). Leo shares 1 pizza with 5 friends (6 people total). Who gets the bigger slice? How do you know?
Mia gets 1/4 and Leo gets 1/6. Mia's slice is bigger and fewer people sharing means larger pieces.
True or false: the two parts in this fraction must be equal size. A rectangle is divided into 4 sections, but two sections are bigger than the others, and 3 are shaded. Does this represent 3/4?
False. The parts must be equal size to represent a fraction.
There are 15 students. 5 walk to school, 6 take the bus, and the rest are driven. Write a fraction comparing the students who are driven to the students who walk.
4/5
I count by thirds: 1/3, 2/3, 3/3, 4/3, 5/3...
What is 5/3 written as a mixed number, and what is another way we can write 3/3?
5/3 = 1 and 2/3
3/3 = 1 whole
4 chocolate bars are shared among 6 people. What fraction does each person get?
4/6