Unit Fractions
What fraction names one equal part of a whole divided into 6 equal pieces?
1/6
What is the sum of 1/6 + 2/6
3/6 or 1/2
1 1/4 + 2 1/4 =
Find the sum
3 2/4 or 3 1/2
A circle is split into 4 equal parts and 1 part is shaded. What fraction of the circle is shaded?
1/4
Decompose 3/5 as a sum of unit fractions.
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 = 3/5
Draw or describe the unit fraction that represents one out of 8 equal parts. What is its name?
1/8
What is the sum of 3/8 + 4/8
7/8
3 2/5 + 1 1/5 =
Find the sum
4 3/5
A rectangle is split into 5 equal vertical strips and 2 are shaded. What fraction is shaded?
2/5
Write 5/7 as a sum of two fractions with denominator 7.
3/7 + 2/7
4/7 + 1/7
etc.
How many slices would represent one unit fraction if the pizza is cut into 4 equal slices?
1 piece of pizza. 1/4
Add and simplify
5/12 + 4/12
13/12 = 1 1/12
2 3/8 + 1 4/8 =
Find the sum
3 7/8
A shape is shown with 3 out of 8 equal pieces shaded. Draw what the whole would look like and name the fraction shown.
3/8
Decompose 8/12 into a sum of three fractions with denominator 12.
4/12 + 4/12 = 8/12
5/12 + 3/12 = 8/12
etc.
Jane says 1/1 is a unit fraction. Is she correct? Explain why or why not.
Jane is not correct. 1/1 is equal to one whole.
Add
7/10 + 2/10
9/10
4 7/12 + 2 5/12 =
Find the sum and simplify
7
A square is divided into 12 equal small squares and 7 are shaded. What fraction is shaded?
7/12
Show two different ways to write 6/9 as a sum of fractions with denominator 9
3/9 + 3/9 = 6/9
2/9 + 4/9= 6/9
etc.
Write two different addition equations that add up to 3/4
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 3/4
2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4
Vera ate 9/12 of a cake and Sam ate 2/12. How much of the cake did they eat together? Simplify your answer if needed.
11/12
A recipe needs 3 3/6 cups of flour. You add another 2 4/6 cups. How much flour do you have total?
Simplify the result.
6 /16
A circle shows 3/6 shaded. Draw (or describe) an equivalent picture that shows the same shaded amount as twelfths. What would the shading look like and what fraction would it be?
6/12
Decompose 4/12 as a sum of unit fractions
1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 = 4/12