Models of Fractions
What fraction of the length of the strip do the strips below show?
l_____________________________ll_1/6_l_1/6_l_1/6_l
Find what numbers you know, and identify what the problem is asking you.
<-0----A----2/3----1->
l____________________________l
l__1/4__l__1/4__l__1/4__l
Miss Kistler says that 4/8 of the letters above are O and Mrs. Hill says 1/2 of the letters are Os. Who is correct? Explain.
<-0---1/5---A---3/5---4/5---1---B---1 2/5->
B= 1 1/5
l_1/5_l_1/5_l_1/5_l
<-0--1/6--2/6--3/6--4/--5/6--1->
l__1/7_l_1/7_l_1/7_l_1/7_l_1/7_l_1/7_l
l____________1____________l
l_1/3_l 1/3_l_1/3_l_1/3_l_1/3_l