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Fraction Foundations Worksheet
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Fraction Foundations Worksheet
🍰 Part 1: Understanding Fractions
1. Circle the correct meaning of the numerator in a fraction:
The number of equal parts in the whole
The number of parts we are talking about
The biggest number in the fraction
2. What does the denominator tell us in the fraction 3/8?
3. Draw a rectangle and shade 1/4 of it:
4. Draw a circle and shade 3/8 of it:
🔢 Part 2: Ordering and Comparing Fractions
5. Circle the larger fraction in each pair:
a)
1/2 or 1/4b)
3/8 or 1/2c)
2/4 or 1/86. Put these fractions in order from smallest to largest: 1/2, 1/8, 3/4, 1/4
7. Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2? Circle the correct answer:
2/4
1/4
3/8
4/8
➕ Part 3: Adding Fractions
8. Solve these fraction addition problems. Show your working:
a) 1/4 + 2/4 = ?
b) 3/8 + 2/8 = ?
c) 1/8 + 3/8 + 4/8 = ?
9. Sarah ate 2/8 of a chocolate bar and her brother ate 3/8 of the same chocolate bar. How much of the chocolate bar did they eat altogether?
🏠 Part 4: Real-Life Fractions
10. Mum cut a pizza into 8 equal slices. If the family ate 5 slices, what fraction of the pizza was eaten?
11. In a packet of 12 biscuits, Tom ate 1/4 of them. How many biscuits did Tom eat?
12. Draw a picture to show this problem: "4 friends want to share 2 apples equally. What fraction of an apple will each friend get?"
13. Answer: Each friend will get _______ of an apple.
🤔 Part 5: Challenge Questions
14. If 3/4 + ?/4 = 1, what number goes in the missing space?
15. Explain in your own words why 2/4 and 4/8 are equivalent fractions:
16. Create your own fraction word problem about sharing food fairly:
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