Fractions as Equal Parts

What are these shape divided into?

• Thirds

• Halves

• Fourths

All of these shapes show ______.

• halves

• thirds

• fourths

If you added one line to make equal parts, how many equal parts would you have?

• one equal part

• four equal parts

• two equal parts

• three equal parts

Which number line shows 3/4?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Carter and Dane shared a package of 8 baseballs equally. What fraction of the package of baseballs did each person get?

• 2/8

• 4/4

• 4/1

• 4/8

The models shown are the same size. Each model is divided into equal-size parts and is shaded to represent a fraction. Which statement is true?

• 6/8 < 8/8, because sixths are smaller parts than eighths

• 6/8 < 8/8, because 6 out of 8 parts is less than 8 out of 8 parts

• 6/8>8/8, because sixths are larger parts than eighths

• 6/8>8/8, because 6 out of 8 parts is greater than 8 out of 8 parts

The fraction strips shown can be used to find equivalent fractions. Which fraction is equivalent to 2/4?

• 1/2

• 2/6

• 3/4

• 1/3

Each strip of the diagram is shaded to represent a fraction of 1 whole. The fractions represented are —

• equivalent, because the shaded area of Strip B is greater than the shaded area of Strip A

• not equivalent, because Strip A has 4 parts in all and Strip B has 8 parts in all

• equivalent, because the shaded area of Strip A is the same as the shaded area of Strip B

• not equivalent, because Strip A has 3 shaded parts and Strip B has 6 shaded parts

In which grade level of Go Math do fractions (written using a fraction bar) first appear?

• K

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

Write the mixed number as an improper fraction

3 ⁴/₉