Fractions with Numicon

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. If one Numicon plate with 10 holes is our whole, which plate represents 1/2?

5-hole plate

4-hole plate

2-hole plate

2. If the whole has 12 holes, which plate shows 1/3 of the whole?

4-hole plate

3-hole plate

6-hole plate

3. Select all combinations that make 1/2 of a 12-hole whole (choose every correct line).

one 6-hole plate

two 4-hole plates

three 2-hole plates

one 5-hole + one 1-hole plate

4. Which is larger?

1/3

1/4

5. Which fraction is equivalent to 2/4?

1/2

2/8

3/4

6. Using Numicon, show how you would make 3/4 of a 12-hole whole. List the plates you would use and their hole totals.

7. In one or two sentences, explain why 2/3 is larger than 1/2 using Numicon (mention holes or plates).

8. Simplify 6/8. Write the simplified fraction and briefly explain how Numicon helped you see the simplification.

9. Reflection: How did using Numicon help your understanding of fractions today? (one or two sentences)