3.4D Composing and Decomposing Fractions

A farmer gives 1/3 of a bale of hay to a horse each day for three days. Which equation shows the total amount of hay given?

• 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 3/9

• 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1/9

• 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1

• 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 3/6

Sarah eats 1/4 of a pizza on Monday and Tuesday. What fraction of the pizza did she eat in total?

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 1/8

• 3/4

Tom spends 1/6 of his allowance each day for three days. Which equation represents the fraction of his allowance he spent?

• 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 1/18

• 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 3/6

• 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 1/2

• 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 3/18

Emma reads 1/8 of a book each day for four days. What fraction of the book did she read?

• 1/32

• 4/8

• 1/2

• 4/32

A baker uses 1/4 cup of sugar for a recipe on three different days. How much sugar did he use in total?

• 3/4 cup

• 1/12 cup

• 3/12 cup

• 1 cup

Jack runs 1/2 mile on Saturday and 1/2 mile on Sunday. What is the total distance he ran?

• 1/4 mile

• 1 mile

• 2/4 mile

• 2 miles

Lily practices piano for 1/6 of an hour each day for six days. What fraction of an hour did she practice in total?

• 1/36

• 6/6

• 6/36

• 2

A gardener uses 1/8 of a bag of fertilizer each week for two weeks. What fraction of the bag did he use?

• 1/4

• 2/8

• 1/16

• 3/8

Maria drinks 1/3 of a bottle of water in the morning and 1/3 in the afternoon. What fraction of the bottle did she drink?

• 1/6

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 3/3

A painter uses 1/4 of a can of paint each day for four days. What equation represents the total amount of paint used?

• 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 4/4

• 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1/16

• 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 4/16

• 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 2