Unit Fractions
What is a unit fraction?
Any fraction with a 1 on top!
Show me 1/2.
TERRIFIC!!
Susie ate 3/4 of a pizza. Johnny ate 1/2 of a pizza. Who ate more pizza? PROVE IT!
Susie, because 3/4 > 1/2.
My fraction has a denominator of 5 and a numerator of 3. What is my fraction?
3/5
What is the sum of unit fractions for 2/6?
1/6 + 1/6 = 2/6
Show me 2/6.
WONDERFUL!
Mary got 5 out of 8 answers correct on her math test. Steven got 4 out of 8 answers correct on his math test. Who got the higher score? PROVE IT!
Mary got the higher score because 5/8 > 4/8.
My pizza is cut into 6 total pieces. I ate 4 of them. What fraction of the pizza did I eat?
4/6
What is the sum of unit fractions for 5/8?
1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 = 5/8
Show me 3/4.
AMAZING!
Emily lives 4/6 of a mile from the grocery store. Diana lives 2/4 of a mile from the grocery store. Who lives closer to the grocery store? PROVE IT!
Diana lives closer because 2/4 < 4/6. Closer would be the smaller fraction!
My fraction has a numerator of 5 and a denominator of 3. What is my fraction?
5/3. BONUS --> Draw this fraction! :)
What is the sum of unit fractions for 3/7?
1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 = 3/7
Show me 5/8.
ASTOUNDING!
George eats 2/3 of a pie. Amanda eats 2/4 of a pie. Fred eats 3/4 of a pie. Who eats the most pie? PROVE IT!
Fred eats the most because 3/4 > 2/3 > 2/4.
My sister cut a ribbon into 7 equal pieces. She gave me 4 of them. What fraction of the ribbon did she give me?
4/7
What is the sum of unit fractions for 8/12?
Show me 7/12.
STUPENDOUS!
Mrs. Davis walks 4/8 of a mile. Mrs. Gee walks 3/6 of a mile. Mrs. Cort walks 5/10 of a mile. Who walked the farthest? PROVE IT!
We all walked the same distance! BECAUSE....
4/8 = 3/6 = 5/10 They are all equal to 1/2! :)
My brother organized all his toy trucks. He has 16 trucks in all. 4 of them are blue, 7 of them are red, and 5 of them are green. What fraction of his trucks are red?
7/16