Composing Fractions

Paula mixed strawberry yogurt and milk to make a smoothie. The smoothie fills 2/3 cup. Which is 2/3 written as the sum of unit fractions?

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

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3B

Larry’s dog, Rex, ate 3/4 of a can of dog food. What is another way of writing 3/4 ? Use fraction strips to answer the question.

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

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3A

Ben and his friends ate 6/8 of a whole pizza. Written as a sum of unit fractions, which shows the amount of pizza Ben and his friends ate?

• 1/8 + 1/8 +1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8
• 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6
• 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8
• 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3B

Which is equivalent to 9/12 ?

• 5/12 + 3/12
• 3/12 + 2/12 + 1/12 + 1/12
• 5/12 + 2/12 + 2/12
• 4/12 + 4/12 + 1/12 + 1/12

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3A