IXL | Fractions of a whole: word problems

Kate enjoys folding paper to make tiny animals. To make some new animals, she cuts a colorful sheet of paper into 4 equal pieces. She folds 3 of the pieces to make birds.

What fraction of the sheet of paper does Kate use to make birds?

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Leo and Darnel are having a picnic at the park. They have brought a small apple pie as a snack. Darnel cuts the pie into 4 equal pieces. Leo eats 3 pieces.

What fraction of the pie does Leo eat?

key idea

A fraction represents a part of a whole.

The bottom of a fraction is the number of equal parts in the whole. It is called the denominator.

The top of a fraction is the number of those equal parts you are talking about. It is called the numerator.

solution

The pie is the whole.

Darnel cuts the pie into 4 equal pieces. The denominator of the fraction is 4.

number of equal parts in the whole

Leo eats 3 pieces. The numerator of the fraction is 3.

number of equal parts you are talking about

Leo eats

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