Year 5 Fractions

What does this diagram show?

• one fifth

• four out of one

• one quarter

• two thirds

What is the fraction for the purple area?

• one quarter

• three quarters

• one out of four

• three out of one

Which story would make sense for this red area in this fraction?

• I had five pieces of Lego. My brother and I shared the Lego. I had one more piece than my brother as I am older.

• I had five pieces of Lego. My brother and I shared the Lego. We received an equal amount each.

• I had three pieces of Lego and I shared it with my brother. He had two and I had one.

• I had five pieces of Lego. My brother and I shared the Lego. He had four and I had one.

I have four sevenths. How much will I need to have one whole?

• five sevenths

• two sevenths

• three sevenths

• seven sevenths

Use the diagrams to finish this sentence:

1/4 is the same as _________.

Use the diagram to help finish the sentence:

3/4 is equivalent to __________.

Use the diagram to finish the sentence:

5/6 is equivalent to _______.

Convert this improper fraction into a mixed number. Remember mixed numbers have a whole number.

• 2

• 1 3/5

• 1 2/3

• 3/5

Convert the improper fraction into a mixed number

• 2

• 2 1/5

• 2 2/5

• 2 2/3

Identify the improper fraction and convert it into a mixed number