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Understanding Fractions Made Easy

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Understanding Fractions Made Easy

Help plan snack boxes for a Canadian community picnic. Read the fraction guide, then solve each challenge. Fractions in answers should be simplified when possible.

Quick fraction guide

A fraction names equal parts of a whole. In 3/5, 3 is the numerator (parts counted) and 5 is the denominator (equal parts in the whole). A proper fraction is less than 1, such as 3/5. An improper fraction is at least 1, such as 7/5. A mixed number combines a whole number and a fraction: 7/5 = 1 2/5. Equivalent fractions have the same value: 1/2 = 2/4. A fraction with denominator 10 or 100 can be written as a decimal: 7/10 = 0.7.

1.The picnic banner is divided into 8 equal panels, and 3 are blue. What fraction of the banner is blue? Name its numerator and denominator.
2.A fruit tray is split into 6 equal portions. Which fraction shows that 5 portions are ready to serve?
  • 5/6
  • 6/5
  • 1 5/6
  • 5/5
3.The lemonade team prepared 9/4 jugs of lemonade. Is 9/4 a proper or improper fraction? Explain how you know.
4.Write 11/3 as a mixed number. Show how many whole groups of 3 fit into 11, and use the bar to represent the remaining fraction.
5.The snack-box label says 2/5 of the crackers are whole-grain. Make an equivalent fraction with denominator 10.
6.A volunteer says 3/6 and 1/2 describe the same amount of a pan of squares. Is the volunteer correct? Explain briefly.
7.Match each fraction to its decimal value.
  • 1/2
  • 1/4
  • 3/4
  • 0.25
  • 0.5
  • 0.75
8.One pitcher holds 10/10 of a litre of water. Write this fraction as a whole number and as a decimal.
9.A picnic tablecloth is 3/4 blue. Choose the number line point that represents 3/4.
00.250.50.751
  • 0.25
  • 0.5
  • 0.75
  • 1.25
10.The team has 2/3 of a tray of muffins left. Write an equivalent fraction with denominator 12, then explain what you multiplied by.
11.Create a mini sign for the snack table: draw a rectangle split into 5 equal parts and shade 3 parts. Label the shaded amount with a fraction.
12.At the picnic, 3/8 of a $16 snack budget is spent on fruit. How many dollars are spent on fruit? Show the calculation.

3 printable pages

  • Understanding Fractions Made Easy, page 1 of 3: Quick fraction guide

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  • Understanding Fractions Made Easy, page 2 of 3: 5. The snack-box label says 2/5 of the crackers are whole-grain. Make an equivalent…

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  • Understanding Fractions Made Easy, page 3 of 3: 11. Create a mini sign for the snack table: draw a rectangle split into 5 equal parts and…

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