Fractions

In this fraction the numerator represents...

• The pieces that are not shaded.

• What is being counted

• The 6.

• The total number of pieces.

Maxwell has 8 cookies he wants to split equally with himself and 3 friends. What is the fraction of cookies each boy will get?

• 2/8

• 3/8

• 2

• 2/4

Alex and Matias have 6 pencils they want to share equally. What is the fraction of pencils each boy will get?

• 3/6

• 2/6

• 2/3

• 3/2

Select FOUR correct answers

• G

• H

• J

• K

• L

Connor ate 3 pieces from this candy bar. Which addition sentences shows the fraction that he ate?

• 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 = 3/8

• 1 + 1 + 1 = 3

• 1/8 + 1/8 = 2/8

• 3 + 3 + 3 = 8

This fraction strip is cut into 4 equal pieces. What is the fraction of each piece?

• 4

• 1

• 1/4

• 4/1

Sonja draws a number line to show the 1-mile distance from her house to the grocery store. She divides the total distance into 3 equal parts. At 1/3 of the distance, Sonja sees a tree. At 2/3 of the distance, she sees a gas station. Which correctly shows Sonja’s number line?

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Which rectangle is shaded to represent 1/3?

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Karter cut a strip on paper into sixths and threw 4 away. She has 2 pieces left, shown by the shaded model.

What fraction does the shaded model represent?

• 4/6

• 4/2

• 2/6

• 2/4

Which statement is NOT true about this number line?

• The distance from 0 to 1 is divided into 3 equal sections.

• The distance from 0 to 1 has been divided into 2 equal sections.

• Each section of the number line represents the fraction 1/2

• The number 1 on the number line can be replaced with the fraction 2/2.