Fractions of a Set

Use the number line to find one equivalent fraction for 3/4.

• 7/8

• 6/8

• 13/16

• 2/8

Which set of fractions are ALL equivalent to 3/4? (NF.3)

• 6/8, 9/12, 12/16

• 1/3, 3/9, 4/12

• 1/3, 1/12, 6/8

• 1/8, 2/8, 3/8

Terrance and Chad each bought the same size apple pie. Terrance ate 2/3 of his pie and Chad ate 2/4 of his. Who ate the most pie?

• Chad

• Terrance

What fraction of the rectangle is blue?

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 6/2

• 2/3

Sarah and Mandi are reading the same book. Sarah has read one-fourth of the book and Mandi has read one-sixth of the book. Who has read the least amount of the book?

• Sarah

• Mandi

Marissa divides a small table into 20 sections.  She puts crayons in 14 of the sections.  Which fraction is equivalent to the part of the table covered with crayons? (NF.1)

• 4/5

• 3/4

• 7/10

• 6/8

Jessica and some friends have ordered two pizzas. One is a medium sized pizza while the other is a large. Jessica eats two slices of the medium sized pizza. Cindy eats two slices of the small pizza.  Jessica says since they both ate 2/8 of a pizza they ate the same amount. Jessica says she ate more.  Who is correct?

• Cindy is correct because both pizzas were cut into 8 pieces.

• They each ate 2 out of 8 pieces so they each ate 2/8; therefore they ate the same amount.

• They both ate 2/8, however the pizzas were not the same size so Cindy ate more than Jessica.

• They both ate 2/8, however the pizzas were not the same size so Cindy ate less than Jessica.

Dennis and Cody are building a castle out of plastic building blocks. They will need 2 1/2 buckets of blocks for the castle they have in mind. Dennis used to have two full buckets of blocks but lost some and now has 1 3/4 buckets. Cody used to have two full buckets of blocks too, but now has 1 1/4 buckets. If Dennis and Cody combine their buckets of blocks, will they have enough to build their castle?

• No, they will only have 2/4 of a bucket.

• No, I can't do unlike denominators.

• Yes, they will have 2 4/4 of a bucket.

• Yes, they will have 3 buckets which is more than 2 1/2.

Alfredo picked 2 3/4 pounds of peaches from the tree in his backyard. He gave 1 1/4  pounds to his neighbor Madeleine. How many pounds of peaches does Alfredo have left?

• 1 1//2

• 1 /34

• 3 4/4

• 4

Compare these fractions

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