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Basic Fractions Practice Worksheet

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Basic Fractions Practice Worksheet

🧩 Part 1: Understanding Fractions

1. What fraction is shaded? (Think: How many parts are coloured out of the total parts?)

Circle with 3 out of 4 parts shaded

1/4

3/4

4/3

3/3

2. Which fraction means "2 parts out of 5 equal parts"?

5/2

2/5

2/3

5/5

3. In the fraction 4/7, what does the bottom number (7) tell us?

How many parts are shaded

How many equal parts in total

The biggest number

How many parts are not shaded

4. Which of these fractions are equal to one whole? (Tick all that apply)

3/3

5/5

2/4

8/8

➕ Part 2: Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Remember: When the bottom numbers are the same, just add or subtract the top numbers!

5. 2/6 + 1/6 = _____
6. 4/5 - 2/5 = _____
7. 1/8 + 3/8 = _____
8. Sarah ate 2/7 of a pizza and her brother ate 3/7 of the same pizza. How much pizza did they eat altogether?

🎨 Part 3: Draw and Explain

9. Draw a rectangle divided into 6 equal parts. Shade 4/6 of it.
10. Explain in your own words: What does the fraction 3/5 mean?

📝 Answer Key

1. 3/4 (3 parts shaded out of 4 total parts)

2. 2/5 (2 is the numerator, 5 is the denominator)

3. How many equal parts in total (the denominator shows total parts)

4. 3/3, 5/5, and 8/8 (when top and bottom numbers are equal, it equals one whole)

5. 3/6 or 1/2 (2 + 1 = 3, keep denominator the same)

6. 2/5 (4 - 2 = 2, keep denominator the same)

7. 4/8 or 1/2 (1 + 3 = 4, keep denominator the same)

8. 5/7 (2/7 + 3/7 = 5/7 of the pizza)

9. Rectangle should be divided into 6 equal parts with 4 parts shaded

10. Sample answer: "3/5 means 3 parts out of 5 equal parts"

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