Understanding Fractions

What is a unit fraction in a fraction circle with four equal parts?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/5

If three pieces of a fraction circle are shaded and each piece is 1/4, what is the total fraction represented?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1

• 1/4

In a fraction circle with eight pieces, if five are shaded, what fraction does this represent?

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/8

How can you represent 5/8 using colored sections in a fraction circle?

• By shading five different colors

• By using only one color

• By adding 2/8, 2/8, and 1/8

• By shading all sections the same color

On a number line, if a point is located one hash mark before 5/10, what is its distance from zero?

• 5/10

• 6/10

• 4/10

• 3/10