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Unit Fractions Exploration
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Unit Fractions Exploration
A unit fraction is one equal part of a whole. The numerator is the top number in a fraction, and the denominator is the bottom number. Read each question carefully and show your thinking where there is space.
Spotting Unit Fractions
1.A round flatbread is cut into 4 equal pieces. What fraction of the flatbread is one piece?
- 1/2
- 1/4
- 1/5
2.Match each sharing situation to the fraction one person receives.
- 3 children share a loaf equally
- 8 children share a melon equally
- 5 children share a pie equally
- A tray of 7 equal-sized brownie squares is shared equally among 7 children
- 1/7
- 1/3
- 1/8
- 1/5
3.Draw a square, split it into 3 equal parts, and shade one part to show 1/3.
Understanding and Comparing
4.In the fraction 1/5, what is the name of the top number, what is the name of the bottom number, and how many equal parts make the whole?
5.Which unit fraction is greater: 1/2 or 1/6?
- 1/2
- 1/6
6.Tick every statement that describes exactly one equal part of a whole.
- One piece from a sandwich cut into 2 equal pieces
- Three beads from a group of 9 equal-sized beads
- One segment of a ribbon divided into 6 equal lengths
- Two slices from a pie cut into 8 equal slices
Fraction Challenges
7.Write your own sharing story. Say what is being shared equally, how many people share it, and the unit fraction each person receives.
8.Put these unit fractions in order from smallest to largest: 1/4, 1/7, 1/2, 1/3.
9.Explain in your own words what makes a fraction a unit fraction.
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