Basic Fractions
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100
Which is the same as 8/8? A. 1 B. 1/8 C. 8/1 D. 8
What is 1?
100
Which statement is true? A. 1/8 > 3/8 B. 3/4 > 3/8 C. 3/8 > 1/2 D. 3/4 > 2/4
What is B. 3/4 > 3/8?
100
Which fraction is equivalent to 2/3? A. 4/6 B. 3/6 C. 2/6 D. 1/6
What is 4/6?
100
Kayla and Kevin have the same-sized notebooks. Kayla covered 5/6 of hers with stickers. Kevin covered 6/6 of his with stickers. Who covered more of their notebook?
What is Kevin?
100
Jasmine plots the fraction 4/6 on a number line. Which fraction is at the same point? A. 1/6 B. 2/3 C. 1/3 D. 6/8
What is 2/3?
200
Which is another way to represent the number 8? A. 1 B. 1/8 C. 8/1 D. 2/8
What is 8/1?
200
Which symbol belongs in the blank to make the sentence true? 3/4 _______ 1/4
What is >?
200
Aaron is planting a vegetable garden. He made room in 1/4 of his garden for beans. Which rectangle has a shaded part equivalent to 1/4? A. a rectangle of 1 shaded out of 3 B. a rectangle of 1 shaded out of 5 C. a rectangle of 2 shaded out of 4 D. a rectangle of 2 shaded out of 8
What is a rectangle of 2 shaded out of 8?
200
Which two fractions are equivalent? A. 1/4 = 3/6 B. 2/4 = 3/6 C. 2/4 = 3/3 D. 1/2 = 6/6
What is 2/4 = 3/6?
200
Natalie plots two values on a number line. They are at the same point. What are values of her point? A. 1/4 and 2/4 B. 5/6 and 5/8 C. 3/1 and 3 D. 2/2 and 2
What is 1/4 and 2/4?
300
Nate uses 8 square tiles to make a design in art class. Each tile is the same size and shape. What fraction of the total area of the design is each tile? A. 1/4 B. 1/8 C. 8/1 D. 4/8
What is 1/8?
300
Danny paint 1/4 of her room in one day. Did she paint more or less than half of her room? Explain.
What is...less than half of her room? Since the numerators are the same, then compare the denominator... 1/4 has smaller equal parts than 1/2.
300
The number four is equivalent to A. 1/4 B. 2/4 C. 4/2 D. 8/2
What is 8/2?
300
Jan and Lee are playing a card game. Each player turns over one card. The player with the greater fraction wins both cards. Who wins the cards? Jan's card - 2/3 Lee's card - 2/6
What is Jan?
300
Matthew cut his small pizza into 8 equal parts and ate 6 of them. Joshua cut his small pizza, which was the same size into four equals parts and ate 3 of them. Are the fractions equivalent? Draw a fraction model to justify your answer.
What is...yes there are equivalent (fraction models should show equivalency).
400
Which fraction is not equal to 1? A. 3/3 B. 5/5 C. 7/7 D. 9/1
What is 9/1?
400
Brenda has read 5/6 of a book. Sylvia has read 5/8 of the same book. Draw number lines to show who read more of the book.
What is Brenda? Number lines should be equal in length that shows each of the fractions.
400
Use a fraction model to show three fractions that are equivalent to 1/2? Using on the following denominators 4, 6, and 8.
What is 2/4, 3/6, and 4/8?
400
Usher drew a number line and divided it into sixths. Using this number line, he has to plot a fraction equivalent to 1/3. Show what his number line should look like.
What is 2/6?
400
Olivia and Eleanor each made the same amount of lemonade to sell at a lemonade stand. Olivia poured all of her lemonade into 10 equal glasses. Eleanor poured all of her lemonade into 5 equal glasses. Olivia sold 7 glasses and Eleanor sold 2 glasses. Which girl sold a greater fraction of her lemonade? Compare the fractions using a symbol.
What is 7/10 > 2/5?
500
Lenny wants to show 5/6 in two ways. Help Lenny do this by using a fraction model and number line.
What is ....(fraction model and number line should be accurate)?
500
For dinner, Miguel ate 5/6 of his potato, and Maria ate 4/6 of her vegetables. Which ate more?
What is...The fractions cannot be compared, because they refer to different wholes?
500
Draw a model to find a fraction that is equivalent to 1/3?
What is 2/6? (or any other valid responses)
500
Rob and Mike each have the same-size sandwich. Rob cut his sandwich into 3 equal parts and ate 2 parts. Mike cut his sandwich into 4 equal parts and ate 2 parts. Who ate more? Explain.
What is Rob? You can compare the fractions since they are the same in size...3 equal parts are bigger in size than 4 equal parts.
500
Fia needs 3/4 of a cup of brown sugar. She only has a 1/3 measuring cup and a 1/8 measuring cup. Which measuring cup should she use? Explain why? Hint: Find an equivalent fraction.
What is 1/8 measuring cup? Because 6/8 is equivalent to 3/4...she would have to use the 1/8 measuring cup six times. Or she can multiply the numerator and denominator by 2.