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Year 4 Fractions Exploration

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Year 4 Fractions Exploration

Read each question carefully. Show your working where it helps.

Understanding Fractions

1.The bar below is split into equal pieces. Which fraction of the bar is shaded?
  • 1/3
  • 1/4
  • 3/4
  • 4/1
2.In the fraction 5/9, what does the 9 tell you?
  • How many parts are being counted
  • How many equal parts make the whole
  • How many wholes there are
  • The size of each part in centimetres
3.Select every fraction that has the same value as 1/2.
  • 3/6
  • 2/5
  • 4/8
  • 5/10
4.Write these fractions in order from smallest to largest: 1/5, 1/2, 1/10, 1/4.
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

5.Work out 3/7 + 2/7. Give your answer as a fraction.
6.Work out 9/12 − 4/12. Give your answer as a fraction.
7.At a picnic, Maia eats 2/8 of a watermelon and Georgia eats 3/8 of the same watermelon. What fraction do they eat altogether?
8.Explain why you add the numerators, but keep the denominator unchanged, when adding fractions with the same denominator.

Fractions in Everyday Situations

9.A group of 24 children is split into equal teams of 6. What fraction of all the children is in one team? Give your answer in simplest form.
10.Use the number line to show where 1/3, 2/3 and 1 belong. Label each fraction.
00.3333330.6666671
11.Tane has 18 feijoas and gives 1/3 of them to a neighbour. How many feijoas does Tane give away?

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  • Year 4 Fractions Exploration, page 1 of 3: Understanding Fractions, Adding and Subtracting Fractions

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  • Year 4 Fractions Exploration, page 2 of 3: Fractions in Everyday Situations

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  • Year 4 Fractions Exploration, page 3 of 3: 11. Tane has 18 feijoas and gives 1/3 of them to a neighbour. How many feijoas does Tane…

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