Exploring Unit Fractions in Mathematics

What is a fraction?

• A negative number

• A decimal number

• A piece or part of a whole number

• A whole number

What does the prefix 'uni' mean?

• Two

• Three

• One

• Four

Which of the following words contains the prefix 'uni'?

• Quadcycle

• Bicycle

• Tricycle

• Unicycle

What is a unit fraction?

• A fraction with a numerator of 2

• A fraction with a numerator of 1

• A fraction with a numerator of 0

• A fraction with a denominator of 1

In the fraction 1/4, what does the '1' represent?

• The denominator

• The unit fraction

• The total number of parts

• The whole number

If a candy bar is divided into 4 equal parts, what is each part called?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/5

How many unit fractions of 1/4 make up a whole?

• 5

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the unit fraction of a fraction divided into 8 equal parts?

• 1/8

• 1/6

• 1/4

• 1/2

How would you decompose the fraction 3/4 into unit fractions?

• 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4

• 1/2 + 1/2

• 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3

• 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5

What should you remember about the term 'unit fraction'?

• It is a fraction with a numerator of 0

• It always has a numerator of 2

• It is a fraction with a numerator of 1

• It is a fraction with a denominator of 1