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Fractions Exploration Worksheet

Help plan a picnic by exploring equal parts. Read each question carefully. When you draw, make sure the parts are equal.

Equal sharing

A fraction names equal parts of one whole.

1.At the picnic, Charlotte cuts one sandwich into 2 equal pieces. What fraction is one piece?

one half (1/2)
one quarter (1/4)
one whole

2.Charlotte cuts another sandwich into 4 equal pieces. Write the fraction for one piece.

3.A picnic pie is cut into 4 equal pieces. Rawiri eats 2 pieces. What fraction of the pie does he eat?

4.True or false? Four quarters make one whole pie.

TrueFalse

Compare and explain

Look at how many equal parts make the whole.

5.Which is larger: one half of a sandwich or one quarter of the same-sized sandwich?

6.Complete the fraction fact: Two quarters are the same amount as half.

7.Match each fraction to its description.

one of four equal parts
three of four equal parts
one of two equal parts

8.Draw a rectangle split into 4 equal parts. Shade 3 parts to show how much of a picnic blanket is covered by a rug.

9.Niko brings 8 strawberries to share equally between 2 people. How many strawberries does each person get, and what fraction of all the strawberries is that?

10.A jug is full of juice. Hana pours out one quarter, then pours out another quarter. What fraction of the jug has been poured out altogether?

11.Explain why the pieces must be equal when you call them halves or quarters.