Math Unit Fractions

Unit fractions always have 1 as the

• numerator

• denominator

How much of her cake was eaten?

• One fourth

• One third

• Three fourths

Karlee shared a candy bar with 8 friends, as shown. Jordyn shared a candy bar with 4 friends, as shown. Who has the largest piece of candy bar after sharing with their friends?

• Jordyn because one fourth is smaller than one eighth.

• Jordyn because one fourth is larger than one eighth.

• Karlee because one eighth is larger than one fourth.

Milah folded her paper into eight equal parts. She shaded two parts of the paper as shown. What is the fractional name of the shaded part?

• Two fourths

• Two eighths

• Six eighths

Michael divided each of his rectangles into fourths. How many total fourths did he shade in his model?

• Ten fourths

• Two fourths

• Five fourths

Partition this rectangle into fourths. Shade in one fourth.

Kingston and Olivia each have a cookie. Kingston cut his cookie into fourths, and Olivia cut her cookie into eighths. Which statement about the cookies are true?

• Kingston and Olivia have the same number of fractional parts.

• Olivia has more fractional parts than Kingston, and her fractional parts are larger.

• Olivia has more fractional parts than Kingston, and her fractional parts are smaller.

Noelle divided three circles as shown. Which circle has the largest fractional part?

• The circle divided into eighths because it has the most fractional parts.

• The circle divided into fourths because it has four equal parts.

• The circle divided into halves because it has the fewest fractional parts.

Each square shown is one whole. Which of the following names the total shaded parts of the squares?

• Four halves

• Five halves

• One half

Partition this shape into halves.