Fresh Fractions

            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?   ⅕ each

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

Quarters

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

Twelths

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?

11/16

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?

4/21

⅓ + ⅔ = 1

¾ + ¾ = 1 2/4

⅕ + ⅗ = 4/5

⅘ - ⅗ = 1/5

5/10 - 1/10 = 4/10

55/60 - 40/60 = 15/60

12/20 + 17/20 = 5/20

Have a go at these!

½ + 3/4 =  1 1/4

2/6 + ⅔ = 1

⅕ + 2/10 = ⅖

2/6 + 4/12 = ⅔

2/5 + 3/15 = ⅗

1/9 + 1/18 = ⅙

2/9 + 4/18 = 4/9