A fraction with one as a numerator. One part of a whole.
Unit Fraction
See visual:
Mrs. T spends the same fraction of an hour working in her garden. Look at the model to see how much time she spends in her garden over 8 days.
8/10 hour
Adding Fractions
2/5 + 6/5
8/5 = 1 3/5
Mrs. T is baking cookies. Her chocolate chip recipe includes 3/9 c brown sugar, 1/9 c white sugar, and 4/9c sugar sprinkles. How much sugar is included in the recipe?
8/9 cup
Multiply
4 x 1/5
4/5
What is another way to write 5/8 as a sum using unit fractions.
1/8+1/8+1/8+1/8+1/8
See visual:
Mrs. T spends the same fraction of an hour reading her book. Look at the model to see how much time she spends reading her book over 3 days.
6/4 or 1 2/4 hours
What is the sum:
3/10 + 6/100
90/100
Mrs. T is making a cabinet. To start the project she has 8 1/5 feet of wood. By the end of the project she has 3 3/5 feet left. How many feet of wood did Mrs. T use to make her cabinet?
4 3/5 feet
Multiply
4 x 2/8
8/8
Give an example of a unit fraction
answer with one as the numerator
Mixed to Improper
5 3/7
38/7
What is the sum:
22/100 +7/10
92/100
Luke walked his dog for 1/3 of an hour each day. If he walked his dog 7 days how many hours did he spend walking his dog?
7/3 or 2 1/3 hours
Multiplying
6 x 1/8
6/8
What is another way to write 3/4 using unit fractions?
1/4+1/4+1/4
Improper to mixed:
55/8
6 7/8
What is the sum:
3/10 + 7/100
37/100
Bennett has 3 pounds of honey. If he gives 2 1/5 pounds of honey to Mrs. T, how much honey does he have left?
4/5 pounds
Multiply
9 x 1/7
9/7
Improper to Mixed
26/5?
5 1/5
Mixed to Improper
5 2/5?
27/5
What is the sum:
8/10 + 53/100
133/100
Ms. Fay is making a quilt. If she sews together 1/7 yard blue fabric, 4/7 yard, red fabric, and 2/7 white fabric, how long is her quilt so far?
7/7 yard or 1 yard
Multiplying Fractions
2 x 5/15
10/15