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Unit Fractions Introduction
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Unit Fractions Introduction
A unit fraction has a numerator of 1. The numerator is the top number; the denominator is the bottom number. The denominator tells how many equal parts make one whole. Solve the challenges, and show your thinking where you can.
At the picnic
Nikau is packing food for a picnic. Help her use and understand unit fractions.
1.Nikau cuts a sandwich into 4 equal pieces. What fraction is one piece?
- 1/2
- 1/3
- 1/4
- 4/1
2.Circle every unit fraction in this picnic basket: 1/2, 2/3, 1/6, 3/4, 1/8.
3.Match each fraction name to its symbol.
- one-half
- one-third
- one-fifth
- one-eighth
- 1/5
- 1/2
- 1/3
- 1/8
4.In 1/6, what does the 6 tell you?
5.Fill in the missing words: The top number is the . The bottom number is the .
6.Nikau colours one equal section of a strip divided into 5 sections. What unit fraction of the strip is coloured?
7.A circular picnic pie is divided into 3 equal slices. Draw or shade one slice to show 1/3.
8.There are 8 equal-sized strawberries on a plate. Talia eats 1. What fraction of the strawberries did he eat?
9.True or false: If a whole is split into equal parts, each part has the same size.
TrueFalse
10.Which is larger: one-half of a whole or one-eighth of the same-sized whole? Explain using the number of equal parts.
11.Make up a sharing story using a unit fraction. Include how many equal parts the whole is divided into and the fraction for one part.
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