Date
LESSON
8 8
䉬
Time
Fraction Number Stories
Solve these number stories. Use pennies, counters, or draw
pictures to help you.
1.
There are 8 apples in the package.
Glenn did not eat any. What fraction
of the package did Glenn eat?
2.
Anik bought a dozen eggs at the
supermarket. When he got home, he
1
found that ᎏᎏ of the eggs were cracked.
6
How many eggs were cracked?
eggs
3.
2
Chante used ᎏᎏ of a package of
3
ribbon to wrap presents. Did she use
3
more or less than ᎏᎏ of the package?
4.
1
I had 2 whole cookies. I gave you ᎏᎏ
4
of 1 cookie. How many cookies did I
have left?
4
cookies
5.
There are 10 quarters. You have 3.
I have 2. What fraction of the
quarters do you have?
6.
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What fraction of the quarters do
I have?
1
One day, Edwin read ᎏᎏ of a book.
3
1
The next day, he read another ᎏᎏ of
3
the book. What fraction of the book
had he read after 2 days?
What fraction of the book did he
have left to read?
What fraction of the quarters do
we have together?
7.
1
Dorothy walks 1ᎏᎏ miles to school.
2 2
Jaime walks 1ᎏᎏ miles to school.
4
Who walks the longer distance?
200
two hundred
8.
Twelve children shared
2 medium-size pizzas equally.
What fraction of 1 whole pizza
did each child eat?
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Date
Time
LESSON
8 8
䉬
9.
Fraction Number Stories
continued
Write a fraction story. Ask your partner to solve it.
Draw eggs in each carton to show the fraction.
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Example:
7
ᎏᎏ
12
10. 6
ᎏᎏ
12
11. ᎏ4ᎏ
12
12. ᎏ3ᎏ
12
13. ᎏ1ᎏ
2
14. ᎏ3ᎏ
4
15. ᎏ1ᎏ
3
1
16. Julie drank ᎏᎏ of a glass of juice.
4
Draw an empty glass.
Shade in the glass to show how much
juice is left. Write the fraction.
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of the
glass of
juice is left.
two hundred one
201
Date
Time
LESSON
8 8
䉬
1.
Math Boxes
2
3.
Draw two ways to show ᎏᎏ
2.
6 feet ⫽
yards
feet ⫽ 18 inches
1
3
1
1ᎏᎏ
2
1ᎏᎏ yards ⫽
feet
yards ⫽
inches
246
22–24
3.
Use simple drawings to show all of
the possible ways you can take
2 blocks from the bag.
4.
4
Tara frosted ᎏᎏ of the cupcakes.
5
What fraction of the cupcakes
is not frosted?
1
Did she frost more or less than ᎏᎏ
2
of the cupcakes?
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If there were 20 cupcakes in all,
how many did she frost?
5.
Show two ways a team can score
37 points in a football game.
7
points
6
points
3
points
2
points
6.
Use your calculator. Pretend the
division key is broken. Solve this
problem.
Will, Wes, Sam, and Ameer want
to share $25 equally. How much
money will each person get?
Answer:
Write a number model:
16 17
202
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