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Understanding fractions (age 9+)

Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b (e.g. 3/5 = 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5)

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Question 1 of 3

Which of the following shows 5/8 written as a sum of five copies of 1/8?

Question 2 of 3

Sam cut a chocolate bar into 7 equal pieces and ate 4 of those pieces. Which equation correctly shows the amount Sam ate as a sum of four identical pieces?

Question 3 of 3

Which of these shows 4/3 written as a sum of the same smaller fraction, using only copies of 1/3?

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