Unit Fractions Word Problems

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$Pizza slice representing unit fractions$

📚 Part 1: Understanding Unit Fractions

1. Circle the unit fractions below:

1/3

2/4

1/8

3/5

1/6

2. Sarah ate 1 slice of pizza that was cut into 4 equal pieces. What fraction of the pizza did Sarah eat?

1/4

4/1

3/4

1/3

3. A chocolate bar is divided into 6 equal pieces. Tom eats 1 piece. What fraction did Tom eat?

Answer: _______

4. Draw the chocolate bar from problem 3. Shade the part that Tom ate.

5. A ribbon is cut into 5 equal pieces. Jenny uses 1 piece to tie a gift. What fraction of the ribbon did Jenny use? Draw and shade your answer.

Fraction: _______

6. There are 8 equal slices of bread in a loaf. Marcus takes 1 slice for his sandwich. What fraction did Marcus take? Draw and shade your answer.

Fraction: _______

7. A circular cake is cut into 3 equal pieces. Lisa eats 1 piece. Draw the cake and shade the piece Lisa ate. Write the fraction below.

Fraction: _______

8. Write your own word problem using a unit fraction. Then draw and solve it.

Draw your solution:

Fraction: _______

9. Explain in your own words: What makes a fraction a "unit fraction"?