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Introduction to Fractions
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Introduction to Fractions
🍕 Part 1: Understanding Fractions
1. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza did you eat?
3/8
8/3
3/5
5/8
2. Which of these is a proper fraction?
7/4
5/5
3/7
9/2
3. What does the numerator tell us in a fraction?
How many equal parts the whole is divided into
How many parts we are talking about
The total number of items
The size of each part
4. Which fractions are improper fractions? (Choose all that apply)
4/3
2/5
7/7
11/8
🔄 Part 2: Converting Fractions
5. Convert the improper fraction 9/4 to a mixed number.
Answer: ___________
6. Convert the mixed number 2 3/5 to an improper fraction.
Answer: ___________
7. Show your working to convert 13/6 to a mixed number:
8. Explain in your own words what the difference is between a proper fraction and an improper fraction.
📏 Part 3: Visual Representation
9. Draw circles to represent the fraction 5/3. Show how this equals 1 2/3.
10. On the number line below, mark where these fractions would be located:
Fractions to mark: 1/2, 3/2, 2 1/4
Number line: 0 ___________________1___________________2___________________3
11. A chocolate bar has 12 squares. If you eat 1 3/4 chocolate bars, how many squares did you eat in total?
Show your working: ________________________
Answer: _______ squares
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