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Fractions on Ten Grids

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Fractions on Ten Grids

Fractions on Ten Grids

Ten grid with fractions illustration

🔢 Part 1: Understanding Ten Grids

1. A ten grid has _______ squares in total. Each square represents _______ part of the whole.
2. Circle the correct answer: What fraction does 1 square represent in a ten grid?

1/5

1/10

1/2

1/4

3. If I shade 5 squares in a ten grid, what fraction have I coloured?

🎨 Part 2: Shading Fractions

4. Draw and shade ten grids to show these fractions:

a) 3/10 - Shade 3 squares out of 10

b) 1/2 - Shade half of the ten grid

c) 7/10 - Shade 7 squares out of 10

5. How many squares would you shade to show 1/4 on a ten grid?

2 squares

2.5 squares

4 squares

1 square

🧮 Part 3: Combining Fractions

6. If I shade 3/10 and then shade another 2/10 on the same ten grid, what fraction is shaded altogether?
7. Check all the ways you can make 1/2 using a ten grid:

Shade 5 squares

Shade 3/10 + 2/10

Shade 4/10 + 1/10

Shade 2/10 + 3/10

8. Draw a ten grid showing 2/10 + 3/10:

This equals _______ which is the same as _______

💭 Part 4: Explaining Your Thinking

9. Match each fraction to the correct description:
1. 1/10
2. 5/10
3. 1/4
4. 3/10
A. Half of the ten grid
B. One square shaded
C. Three squares shaded
D. Two and a half squares
10. Write a sentence explaining how you would show 4/10 on a ten grid:
11. True or False: Circle your answers

a) 5/10 is the same as 1/2

True
False

b) 1/4 is bigger than 3/10

True
False

c) 2/10 + 8/10 = 1 whole

True
False

12. Challenge: If you had 2 ten grids, how would you show the fraction 15/10?

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