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Garden Beds: Break Apart Fractions in Many Ways

Grade 4 garden-themed practice breaking fractions into sums of like fractions in more than one way, with fraction bars and equations.

Grade 4MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to4.NF.B.3.b

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 11 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 4
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students write a fraction as a sum of unit fractions with the same denominator.
  • Students break a fraction into sums of like fractions in more than one way and record each with an equation.
  • Students write a mixed number as a sum of wholes and a fraction, such as 2 1/3 = 3/3 + 3/3 + 1/3.

How to use

Use after students add fractions with like denominators. Have them color the fraction bars in two colors to show each way of breaking a fraction apart.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

4.NF.B.3.b

Break a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same denominator in more than one way.

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Garden Beds: Break Apart Fractions in Many Ways

Split garden fractions into sums with the same denominator.

Unit fraction sums

A unit fraction has 1 on top, like 1/6. Use unit fractions to answer each question.

1.
Rosa's garden bed has 6 equal rows. She plants carrots in the shaded rows. Write 4/6 as a sum of unit fractions.


4/6 = 1/6 +   +   +  

2.
Each packet of seeds fills 1/10 of the school garden. Omar plants 7 packets. Write the sum as one fraction.

1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 =  

3.
Which sum equals 3/5?
  • A. 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3
  • B. 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
  • C. 1/5 + 1/5
  • D. 1/5 + 3/5

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