Understanding Fractions and Number Lines

The number in the denominator tells me how many pieces we have inside a whole.

• True

• False

• Yes!

• Maybe...

• I was absent the day we learned about equivalent fractions

• No.

Why is the number 1 in the numerator?

• because there are four equal pieces
• because one piece is shaded
• because four minus three equals one

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CCSS.3.G.A.2

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

What does the numerator tells us?

• show how many parts we have.

• shows how many equal parts the whole is divided

• shows how many pizzas I will eat.

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

• True

• False

Which number line is divided into fourths?

• 
• 
• 

What fraction of the puppies does Julian still have?

What is shown in the pattern below?

• 
  As the bottom of the fraction gets larger, the parts get smaller.

• Rectangles can have up to 6 parts.

• Fractions are all the same size.

• As the bottom of the fraction gets larger, the parts get larger.

Which symbol is correct for these two fractions?

• >

• <

• =

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3

Use the fractions on a number line to find a fraction that is equivalent to 3/6.

• 4/6
• 7/12
• 6/12
• 2/3

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CCSS.3.NF.A.2

CCSS.3.NF.A.3