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Fill in the Blank Fill in the blank with the correct words:
1. A fraction that cannot be written as a smaller whole-number ratio is called a
_____________ fraction.
2. When two fractions have the same denominator, you compare the
_____________ to decide which is larger.
3. To add fractions with the same denominator, you add the _____________.
4. When a fraction has a numerator larger than its denominator, it is called an
_____________ fraction.
5. To change 6/12 to lowest terms, you divide numerator and denominator by
their greatest ____________.
Multiple Choice Questions — Hard Choose the correct answer from the
choices for each question:
Emma colors 5/8 of a ribbon blue and 1/4 of the ribbon red. What fraction of
the ribbon is colored (blue or red)?
A. 6/8
B. 7/8
C. 3/8
D. 1
Which fraction is equivalent to 3/4?
A. 6/8
B. 4/6
C. 9/12
D. Both A and C
A cake is cut into 12 equal pieces. Sam ate 5 pieces, and Nora ate 3 pieces.
What fraction of the cake is left?
A. 1/3
B. 4/12
C. 1/2
D. 8/12
On a number line from 0 to 1, which point is closest to 0.5 (one half)?
A. 2/5
B. 3/7
C. 4/9
D. 5/11
Which of these fractions is the largest?
A. 5/6
B. 7/10
C. 4/5
D. 11/15
Word-Problem Section — Challenging (show work)
1. A ribbon 3/4 meter long is cut into pieces each 1/8 meter long. How many
equal pieces does the ribbon make? Show your work.
2. Lina drinks 2/3 of a bottle of juice. Her brother drinks 1/4 of the same
bottle. What fraction of the bottle do they drink together? Express the answer
in lowest terms and show how you found it.
3. A classroom has 24 students. 2/3 of the students bring a homework planner.
What is the number of students who brought a planner? Show calculation and
explain how a fraction of a group becomes a whole-number answer.
4. Marcus has 18 beads. He uses 5/9 of them to make a bracelet and the rest to
make necklaces. How many beads does he use for necklaces? Show your
steps.
5. Arrange the following fractions in Ascending Order:
6/7; 8/7; 1/7; 128/7; 10/7
Open-Ended Thinking & Application (answer in complete sentences)
1. Create a real-life story problem that results in the fraction 7/12. Show the
quantities and how you get 7/12.
2. Explain in your own words why 4/8 is the same as 1/2. Use a drawing or an
example to support your explanation.
3. A student claims 2/5 is larger than 1/2 because 2 > 1. Explain why this
reasoning is incorrect and show a correct method to compare 2/5 and 1/2.
Answer Key
Fill in the Blank:
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Multiple Choice:
B — Convert 1/4 to eighths: 1/4 = 2/8. 5/8 + 2/8 = 7/8.
D — 3/4 = 6/8 and 9/12; both A and C are equivalent.
B (and D simplified to 1/3) — Total eaten = 5 + 3 = 8 pieces out of 12, so left =
4/12 = 1/3.
A — Convert to decimals (or compare by common denominator): 2/5 = 0.4, 3/7
≈ 0.4286, 4/9 ≈ 0.444..., 5/11 ≈ 0.4545; 2/5 is closest to 0.5? Note: check
choices — 5/11 (≈0.4545) is closer to 0.5 than 2/5 (0.4). Correct answer: D.
(Use number-line distance to 0.5.)
A — 5/6 = 0.833..., 7/10 = 0.7, 4/5 = 0.8, 11/15 ≈ 0.733... so 5/6 is largest.
Word Problems:
3/4 ÷ 1/8 = (3/4) × (8/1) = 24/4 = 6 pieces.
2/3 + 1/4 = common denominator 12: 8/12 + 3/12 = 11/12. In lowest terms:
11/12.
24 × 2/3 = 24 × (2 ÷ 3) = (24 ÷ 3) × 2 = 8 × 2 = 16 students. Explain: find a
fraction of a whole by multiplying.
Beads used for bracelets = 18 × 5/9 = 18 × (5 ÷ 9) = (18 ÷ 9) × 5 = 2 × 5 = 10
beads. Beads for necklaces = 18 − 10 = 8 beads.
3/5 ÷ 1/10 = (3/5) × 10 = 30/5 = 6 pieces. Yes — you can cut exactly 6 pieces.
Show division of fractions or multiply by reciprocal.
Open-Ended Example Responses:
Example story: "A bakery bakes 12 cupcakes. A teacher buys 7 of them for a
class snack. The fraction the teacher bought is 7/12." (Explain numbers and
division if needed.)
Example explanation: "If you draw a circle and split it into 8 equal parts,
shading 4 of them shows 4/8. If you instead split the circle into 2 equal parts
and shade 1, shading half the circle shows 1/2. The shaded area is the same, so
4/8 = 1/2." (Include drawing.)
Example response: "Comparing 2/5 and 1/2: turn both into tenths or decimals.
2/5 = 4/10 = 0.4 and 1/2 = 5/10 = 0.5. Because 0.5 is bigger than 0.4, 1/2 is
larger. The student's reasoning is wrong because comparing numerators alone
ignores the size of the denominator."