Vocabulary
This is what two equal parts are called.
halves
This heart is divided into halves and one of the halves is shaded. What part of the whole is shaded?
1/2 (one half)
This square is divided into two parts that have the same size and are the same shape. Does this square have equal or unequal parts?
equal
This is a set with two red fish and one blue fish. What fraction of the fish are blue?
1/3 (one third)
Hannah bought 100 pounds of strawberries, 70 pounds of which was used in making strawberry cakes. What fraction of the strawberries was used for strawberry cakes?
70/100
This is what three equal parts is called.
thirds
Maria has a kite that has four equal parts. Two of the parts are shaded. What fraction of the kite is shaded?
2/4 (two fourths)
This triangle is divided into 5 pieces that are NOT the same size and shape. These pieces are equal or unequal?
unequal
There are 5 flowers. Three of the flowers are red, and 2 of the flowers are purple. What fraction of the flowers are purple?
2/5 (two fifths)
Canisha opened an ice cream shop. During the first hour of the day, 6 scoops of hazelnut ice cream were sold. She only had 8 scoops in total. What fraction of her hazelnut ice cream did she sell?
6/8 (six-eighths)
This is what four equal parts are called.
fourths
Jerry had an orange with six equal parts. Jerry gave away one part of his orange. What fraction of the orange did he give away?
1/6 (one sixth)
This glass can hold 1 liter of water is empty. If this glass of water is empty, about how much water is in the glass?
0/1
This is a set of 6 balls. 3 are of the balls are footballs, 2 are soccer balls, and one is a baseball. What fraction of the balls are footballs?
3/6 (three sixths)
Josh is selling lemonade at a lemonade stand outside his home. He has 20 cups for sale. In the first hour, he sold 10 cups. In the second hour, he sold 3 cups. What fraction of his lemonade did he sell in the first 2 hours?
13/20 (thirteen twentieths)
What do you call the upstairs number in a fraction?
The numerator
This circle that is divided into four equal parts. Three of the parts are shaded. What is the fraction for the shaded part of the circle?
3/4 (three fourths)
You ate 5 pieces of an apple. There are 5 pieces left. Is the amount left closest to 0, 1, or 1/2 (one half)?
1/2 (one half)
This is a set of 12 apples. 10 of the apples are green and 2 of the apples are yellow. What fraction shows the green apples in the set?
10/12 (ten twelfths)
8 slices of apple pie and 2 slices of pumpkin pie were eaten in the first 10 minutes of the party. The party host put out 20 pieces of pie altogether. What fraction of the apple pie was eaten in the first 10 minutes?
10/20 (ten twentieths or one half)
What do you call the downstairs number in a fraction?
The denominator
Ned's rose garden has four equal parts. One part is red roses. What part of the rose garden is red roses?
1/4 (one fourth)
The trashcan is almost full of trash. About how much trash is in the bag? Is the answer about 1 bag, about 1/2 of a bag, or about none or 0 of a bag?
about a bag
This is a set of 10 pens. 4 of the pens are blue, 1 of the pens is orange, 3 of the pens are black, and 2 of the pens are pink. What fraction shows the number of black pens?
3/10 (three tenths)
12 students in Ms. Crighton's class are in grade 3 and 7 students in Ms. Keller's class are in grade 3. Ms. Crighton's class has a total of 24 students and Ms. Keller's class has a total of 20 students. What fraction of the total students in Ms. Keller and Ms. Crighton's class is in grade 3?
19/44 (nineteen forty-fourths)