Understanding Fraction Decomposition

How can the fraction five-eighths be decomposed using colored pieces in a model?

• One-eighth plus four-eighths

• Four-eighths plus one-eighth

• Three-eighths plus two-eighths

• Two-eighths plus three-eighths

What is the sum of the fractions in the second model for five-eighths?

• Four-eighths plus one-eighth

• Three-eighths plus one-eighth plus one-eighth

• One-eighth plus one-eighth plus three-eighths

• Two-eighths plus two-eighths plus one-eighth

How is the fraction eight-fifths represented using fraction strips?

• Three-fifths plus three-fifths plus two-fifths

• Four-fifths plus four-fifths

• Two-fifths plus two-fifths plus four-fifths

• Five-fifths plus one-fifth plus two-fifths

What is the total sum of the fraction strips in the example of twenty-fifths?

• Twenty-fifths

• Five-fifths

• Fifteen-fifths

• Ten-fifths

How can the tiles be rearranged to still represent twenty-fifths?

• By removing some tiles

• By adding more tiles

• By changing the color of the tiles

• By moving tiles to fill in all strips completely