Decomposing Whole Number Fractions

The name of this fraction is ___.

• red and white

• white and red

• six sixths

• three sixths

Which unit fraction representation matches the shaded portion of the figure?

• 1/2 + 1/2 = 2/2

• 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 4/4

• 1/6 + 1/6 = 2/6

• 2/6 + 4/6 = 6/6

To decompose a fraction means to ____.

• dig a whole in the ground

• put together

• break apart

• ignore.

Mrs. Fletcher made brownies for a school bake sale. She cut the brownies into eight equal pieces. She sold 7/8 of the whole pan as shown in the model.

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• B

• C

• D

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Decompose the following fraction:
5/8

• 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 2/8

• 3/8 + 2/3

• 1/8 + 3/8

• 8/2 + 8/3

Decompose the following fraction:
6/10

• 1/5 + 5/5

• 2/10 + 4/10

• 3/10 + 2/10

• 1/10 + 1/10 + 3/10

Decompose this fraction.

• 1/6 + 1/6 +1/6 +1/6

• 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 +1/4 1/4

• 1/4 +1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 +1/4 1/4

To ​ (a)   a fraction means to break apart.

• decompose

• compose

• equal parts

• numerator

• denominator

Ronda and Peter are both stacking boxes in the break room at work. Rhonda's stack is 3/10 meters high and Peter's stack is 4/10 meters high. Which equation represents how many meters high both stacks are combined?

• A

• B

• C

• D