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Fractions and Decimals Introduction

Join the Fraction Food Truck team! Solve each challenge. A fraction names equal parts of a whole. For example, 1/2 means 1 of 2 equal parts.

Prepare the orders

Use the fraction bars to think about equal parts.

1.Challenge 1: A tray is split into 2 equal parts. One part is filled with fruit. What fraction of the tray is filled?

2.Challenge 2: Which order shows one quarter of a pie? Choose the correct description.

1 piece from a pie cut into 4 equal pieces
1 piece from a pie cut into 3 equal pieces
2 pieces from a pie cut into 4 equal pieces

3.Challenge 3: The truck cuts a sandwich into 4 equal pieces. Maia takes 1 piece. Write the fraction of the sandwich Maia takes.

4.Challenge 4: The fraction 3/4 means three equal parts are taken from a whole split into four equal parts. True or false?

True
False

Serve up tenths

A whole can also be divided into 10 equal parts. Each part is one tenth, written 1/10.

5.Challenge 5: The juice jug is divided into 10 equal spaces. Three spaces are full. What fraction of the jug is full?

6.Challenge 6: A whole dollar is 100 cents. If a snack costs 50 cents, what fraction of a dollar is that?

1/2
1/4
1/10

7.Challenge 7: Match each amount to its decimal. Write the correct letter beside each amount: 1/10, 5/10, 8/10. A. 0.8 B. 0.1 C. 0.5

1/10
5/10
8/10

0.5 (C)
0.8 (A)
0.1 (B)

8.Challenge 8: The decimal 0.4 means four tenths. Which fraction names the same amount?

4/10
1/4
4/4

Check the serving line

Fractions and decimals can show the same place on a number line.

9.Challenge 9: What number is halfway between 0 and 1?

10.Challenge 10: The team shares one tray equally between 4 helpers. Ari gets 1/4 and Bo gets 1/4. What fraction of the tray have they taken altogether?