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Adding Unit Fractions

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Adding Unit Fractions

Fraction strips and number line illustration

📚 Part 1: Understanding Unit Fractions

1. What is a unit fraction? Circle the unit fractions below:

1/4

2/8

1/8

3/4

2. What is 1/8 + 1/8?

1/8

2/8

2/16

1/4

3. When adding unit fractions with the same denominator, what stays the same?

The numerator

The denominator

Both numbers

Nothing stays the same

4. What is 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4?

1/4

3/4

3/12

1 whole

✏️ Part 2: Adding Unit Fractions

5. Complete these addition problems:

a) 1/8 + 1/8 = _____

b) 1/4 + 1/4 = _____

c) 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 = _____

d) 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = _____

6. Find three different ways to make one whole using unit fractions with the same denominator:

Way 1: _________________________ = 1 whole

Way 2: _________________________ = 1 whole

Way 3: _________________________ = 1 whole

7. Draw a fraction wall or number line to show 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 = 3/8:
8. Explain in your own words how to add unit fractions with the same denominator:

🌟 Extension Challenge

9. Challenge: What happens when you add unit fractions that make more than one whole?

Calculate: 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = _____

10. Real-world problem: Sarah ate 1/8 of a pizza for lunch and 1/8 of the same pizza for dinner. Her brother ate 2/8 of the pizza. How much pizza did they eat altogether?

Show your working: _________________________

Answer: _________________________

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