Unit Fractions
What is a unit fraction?
A fraction with 1 as a numerator
1/3 + 1/3
2/3
1 1/6 + 1 1/6 =
2 2/6
68/100 + 3/10
98/100
4 1/2 - 3 1/2 =
1
Write 3/5 as a sum of unit fractions.
1/5 + 1/5 +1/5 = 3/5
4/5-2/5
2/5
3 5/8 + 3/8 =
4 or 3 8/8
1/10 + 30/100
40/100
5 8/12 - 5 3/12 =
5/12
Write 3/4 as a sum of unit fractions.
1/4 + 1/4 +1/4 = 3/4
8/9 +4/9
12/9 or 1 3/9
4 3/4 - 2 2/4 =
1 1/4
3/10 + 20/100 + 1/100
51/100
4 2/5 - 1 4/5 =
2 3/5 or 13/5
Write 7/5 as a sum of unit fractions.
1/5 + 1/5 +1/5 + 1/5 +1/5 + 1/5 +1/5 = 7/5
2/3 + 4/3 +2/3
8/3 or 2 2/3
3 - 2 1/2 =
1/2
1 28/100 + 2 5/10
3 78/100
9 4/10 - 3 8/10
5 6/10 or 56/10
Write 1 1/4 as a sum of unit fractions.
1/4 + 1/4 +1/4 + 1/4 +1/4 = 1 1/4
1 - 7/8
1/8
4 1/5 - 2 4/5 =
1 2/5
1 2/100 + 5 7/10 =
6 72/100
9 - 6 1/6 =
2 5/6 or 17/6