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Introduction to Fractions
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Introduction to Fractions
📚 Part 1: Understanding Fractions
1. What does the bottom number (denominator) in a fraction tell us?
How many parts we have
How many equal parts the whole is divided into
How big the whole is
2. Which fraction is bigger?
1/2
1/4
They are the same size
3. If you share 8 lollies equally among 4 friends, what fraction does each friend get?
1/2
1/4
1/8
4. In the fraction 3/4, which number is the numerator?
3
4
Both numbers
✏️ Part 2: Writing and Explaining Fractions
5. Draw a circle and shade 1/2 of it. Write the fraction below your drawing.
6. If a chocolate bar is divided into 4 equal pieces and you eat 1 piece, what fraction of the chocolate bar did you eat?
Answer: _________
7. Complete the sentence: When we divide something into equal parts, each part is called a _____________ of the whole.
8. Explain in your own words what a fraction is.
🎯 Part 3: Fraction Challenge
9. Put these fractions in order from smallest to largest: 1/2, 1/8, 1/4
Smallest: _______ Middle: _______ Largest: _______
10. Mum cuts a pizza into 8 equal slices. If your family eats 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?
Answer: _________
11. Draw and label a number line from 0 to 1. Mark where 1/2 and 1/4 would go.
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