Fractions as a Whole

Shade in 2/3 of the circles.

Answer explanation

6 circles should be shaded and 3 circles should be white.

For every 3 circles, 2 should be shaded.

OR

If we take all 9 circles and split them into 3 equal groups, each group has 3 circles. Then we shade 2 of those groups or 6 circles.

After this lesson, you should be able to understand a fraction represents a part of a whole. Rate your level of understanding of this learning target from 1-4 based on this scale:

1 - I do not understand this at all

2 - I understand this a little but I need some help

3 - I understand this. I could can do it by myself

4 - I understand this and could teach it to someone else

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Answer explanation

You should have 4 circles shaded and 5 circles white

What fraction of the tennis balls are shaded?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 3/2

• 1/2

I have 4 pets.  1 of my pets is a dog.  The rest are cats.  What fraction of my pets are cats?

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 4/1

• 3/3

Rachel is naughty. She has 15 pineapples. She threw a third of the pineapples into her neighbor's yard. How many pineapples did she throw?

• 9

• 8

• 10

• 5

• 3

In a class of 30 students, 2/3 (two-thirds) are girls. How many girls are there in the class?

• 10

• 20

• 24

• 30

Reduce the following fraction:
16/20 =

• 8/10

• 4/5

• 1/2

• 16/20

Reduce the following fraction:
36/44

• 9/11

• 6/7

• 4/9

• 18/22

Compare these fractions

5/6 5/6

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