Fractions - STAAR Mastery in 10 Days

Determine the fractions being represented by the shaded area in each model below.

• 5/8

• 6/8

• 5/7

• 6/7

Determine the fractions being represented by the shaded area in each model below.

• 2/4 or 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/2

• 2/3

Mr. Gonzalez works Monday through Friday but does not work on weekends. Which equation can be used to find the fraction of the week that Mr. Gonzales works?

• 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 = 5/7

• 1/7 + 1/7 = 2/7

• 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 = 7/7

• 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 = 5/5

The figure below is composed of triangles like the small triangle on the right. Based on the model, which statement is true?

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Mr. Flores ordered some ice cream cones for his family. Four of the cones were chocolate and two were vanilla. Mr. Flores shared all of the ice cream cones equally between himself, his wife, and his son. What fractional amount of the ice cream cones will each person receive?

• 2/6

• 4/6

• 3/6

• 1/6

Kameron has eight mechanical pencils. He gave two pencils to Charlie, three pencils to Clint, and one pencil to Mitchell. What fraction of the mechanical pencils did Kameron keep for himself?

• 2/6

• 2/8

• 6/8

• 1/8

Bob bought a package of bubble gum. Bob and five of his friends shared the package of gum equally. What fraction of the package of gum did each person receive?

• 1/6 because the package of gum was separated into 6 total parts and each person received 1 part.

• 5/6 because the package of gum was separated into 6 total parts and Bob gave away 5 parts.

• 6/6 because the package of gum was separated into 6 total parts and all the parts were shared equally.

• 1/5 because the package of gum was separated into 6 total parts and Bob kept 1 part and gave away 5 parts

Isaac divided a figure into 7 pieces and shaded part of the figure as shown below. Isaac said that 5/7 of the figure is shaded. Is he correct?

• Yes, because 5 out of 7 pieces are shaded

• No, because 2 out of 5 pieces are shaded

• Yes, because 5 equal-size pieces are shaded

• No, because the 5 shaded pieces are not equal in size

Jamie has 7/10 of a poster board left. He plans to cut this remaining poster board into 7 equal parts for a project. Which diagram represents one way that Jamie could cut the poster board?

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Point x on the number line represents a fraction. Which fraction is represented by point x?

• 5/6

• 4/6

• 5/7

• 4/7