Fractions (Released STAAR)

Hope shaded part of the figure shown. What fraction of the figure is shaded?

• 6/8

• 1/6

• 2/8

• 2/6

Three friends divided three pizzas into pieces. The shaded parts of the models represent the pieces that the friends ate. Which statement describes the fraction of a pizza that one of the friends ate?

• Diego ate 1/2 of a pizza, because he ate the largest piece of his 2 pieces.

• Victoria ate 1/3 of a pizza, because she ate 1 piece and had 3 equal-sized pieces left over.

• Wesley ate 1/2 of a pizza, because he ate 1 piece of his 2 equal-sized pieces.

• Victoria ate 3/1 of a pizza, because she ate 1 piece and had 3 pieces left over.

Models R and T are shown. Which statement is true?

• The shaded parts of Model R and Model T are different sizes, but each model represents the same fraction of the whole.

• The shaded part of Model R cannot be written as the fraction 1/5, because the parts are not equal in size.

• The shaded part of Model T is 1/4, because the parts are all equal in size.

• The total number of parts in Model R is 5, so 1/5 of Model R is shaded.

The picture shows 8 seats in a movie theatre. Children are sitting in a fraction of the seats. Which expression is equivalent to the fraction of seats that have children sitting in them?

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There are 4 books on a shelf. In the model, the shaded books represent nonfiction books. Which expression represents the fraction of the books on the shelf that are nonfiction?

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A farmer gave 1/4 of a bale of hay to a horse each day on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Which equation can be used to find the fraction of a bale of hay the farmer gave the horse on these three days?

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Carter and Dane shared a package of 8 baseballs equally. What fraction of the package of baseballs did each person get?

• 2/8

• 4/4

• 4/1

• 4/8

This picture represents the trophies 3 brothers have on a shelf. Each brother won the same number of trophies. What fraction of the trophies did each brother win?

• 2/3

• 2/6

• 3/6

• 3/3

Grace opened a new box of granola bars. Grace and three of her friends equally shared the granola bars shown in the picture. What fraction of the granola bars did each of them get?

• 3/8

• 2/8

• 1/8

• 4/8

The fraction strips shown can be used to find equivalent fractions. Which fraction is equivalent to 2/4?

• 1/2

• 2/6

• 3/4

• 1/3