Fraction Foundations
In the Fraction 3/5 what is the denominator?
5
Complete the equation: 1/2 = ?/4
2/4
A number line goes from 0 to 1 and is divided into 4 equal intervals. What fraction is at the first mark after 0?
1/4
Which is larger: 1/2 or 1/4?
1/2
Mia says, “2/4 is bigger than 1/2 because 2 and 4 are bigger numbers.” Is she correct?
No — 2/4 and 1/2 are equivalent.
In the fraction 4/7, what does the numerator tell us?
How many equal parts we are talking about / have selected
True or false: 1/4 = 2/8
True
On a number line divided into quarters, what fraction comes immediately before 3/4?
2/4
Which is larger: 3/4 or 1/4?
3/4
I am a fraction. My denominator is 6 and my numerator is 3. What fraction am I, and what simpler fraction am I equivalent to?
3/6 = 1/2
A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. You eat 3 pieces. What fraction did you eat?
3/8
Complete the equation: 3/4 = ?/8
6/8
Which two of these fractions belong at exactly the same point on a number line: 1/4, 2/4, 1/2, 3/4?
2/4 and 1/2
Put these in order from smallest to largest: 3/4, 1/4, 2/4.
1/4, 2/4, 3/4
A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Sam eats 4. What fraction has Sam eaten, and what equivalent fraction describes the same amount?
4/8 = 1/2
A rectangle is cut into four pieces, but the pieces are different sizes. Can each piece be called 1/4? Explain.
No — fractions must represent equal parts of the whole.
Give two fractions that are equivalent to 1/2.
A number line from 0 to 1 is divided into 8 equal intervals. What fraction is located halfway between 0 and 1?
4/8 or 1/2
Which is larger: 2/4 or 3/6?
Neither — they are equivalent.
Ava shades 2/3 of one identical strip. Noah shades 4/6 of another. Who shaded more?
Neither — they shaded the same amount.
A shape has 12 equal sections. How many sections would need to be shaded to represent 3/4?
9 sections
Fill in every blank: 1/2 = ?/4 = ?/6 = ?/8
1/2 = 2/4 = 3/6 = 4/8
A number line continues past 1 and counts in quarters. What are the first three fractions after 1?
5/4, 6/4, 7/4
Put these in order from smallest to largest: 1/4, 1/2, 6/8, 2/4.
1/4, 1/2 = 2/4, 6/8
Mystery Fraction: I am greater than 1/2, less than 1 whole, and my denominator is 4. What fraction am I?
3/4