Fresh Fractions 1

            Fresh Fractions

We are learning to find fractions of a whole and of a set.

We are learning to add and subtract fractions

What is 1/4 of 4?  1

What is ¼ of 8? 2

What is ⅓ of 6? 2

What is 2/6 of 12? 4

What is ¼ of 20? 5

What is 1/10 of 20 ? 2

What is ⅔ of 30? 20

What is ⅕ of 25? 5

5 of my friends are sharing a large chocolate bar. What fraction of the bar would they get each? 1//5

4 of us are sharing a chocolate cake. What do we cut it up into? 1/4

12 of us are sharing a chocolate cake. What do we cut it up into? 1/12

I have 5/16 of a cake at a birthday party. I keep going back for more and eat another  6/16 of a cake. What fraction of a cake have I eaten altogether? 14/16

I have 10/21 of a cake left over from the party. Then I give 6/21 of a cake to my sisters. What fraction of a cake do I have left over? 5/21

⅓ + ⅔ = 1 hole

¾ + ¾ = 1 hole and ½

⅕ + ⅗ = ⅘

⅘ - ⅗ = 1 hole and ⅖

5/10 - 1/10 = 4/10

55/60 - 40/60 = 15/50

12/20 + 17/20 = 1 hole and 9/20

Have a go at these!

½ + ¾  = 1 hole and ¼

2/6 + ⅔ = 1 hole

⅕ + 2/10 = ⅖

2/6 + 4/12 = ⅔

2/5 + 3/15 = ⅗

1/9 + 1/18 = 3/18

2/9 + 4/18 = 4/9