IXL | Unit fractions: word problems

Shawna and Bobby are wrapping gifts to give to their cousins at the family reunion. To avoid making anyone feel left out, Shawna and Bobby got each of the 3 cousins the same gift. Shawna cuts a sheet of wrapping paper into 3 equal pieces.

What fraction represents each piece of the sheet of wrapping paper?

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Polly's favorite cheese shop is having a huge sale. So, she buys a block of cheese for herself and her friend Philip. She cuts the cheese into 4 equal pieces.

What fraction represents each piece of the cheese?

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 cheese is the whole.

Polly cuts the cheese into 4 equal pieces. The denominator of the fraction is

number of equal parts in the whole

Each piece is one equal part. The numerator of the fraction is 1.

number of equal parts you are talking about

The fraction

represents each piece of the cheese.

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