Composing and Decomposing Unit Fractions

What does decompose mean?

• to put together

• to combine

• to add

• to break apart

• Mrs. Burdick is correct because she did it right. 

• Mrs. Burdick is incorrect because she added it wrong.

Using the model, create an equation that uses unit fractions for the fraction strip.

Using the model, create an equation that uses the sum of fractions for the fraction strip.

Decompose the following fraction:
6/10

• 1/6 + 5/6
• 2/10 + 4/10
• 3/10 + 2/10
• 1/10 + 1/10 + 3/10

How can you get 3/4?

• 1/4 + 1/4
• 2/4 + 1/4
• 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
• 3/4 + 1/4