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Smoothie Station: Splitting Fractions of a Cup

Grade 4 practice decomposing fractions and mixed numbers into sums with like denominators, using smoothie recipes and fraction bars.

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
  • 13 questions
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Details

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 decompose a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same denominator in more than one way.
  • Students write a mixed number as a sum of wholes and fractions with the same denominator.
  • Students use fraction bars to check that a sum of like fractions equals a given fraction.

How to use

Have students shade or point to the fraction bars in Part A before writing each missing number. Use the open response as an exit ticket to see if students know there are many ways to break apart a fraction.

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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Smoothie Station: Splitting Fractions of a Cup

Break apart fractions into sums with the same denominator.

Part A: Fill the cup

Use each fraction bar. Write the missing number in the box.

1.
Zoe puts 5/6 cup of fruit in her smoothie. She uses 2/6 cup of strawberries and the rest is mango.


5/6 = 2/6 +  /6

2.
Ben mixes 7/8 cup of yogurt, milk, and juice.


7/8 = 1/8 + 2/8 +  /8

3.
Rosa adds 4/5 cup of berries: some blueberries, 1/5 cup of raspberries, and 1/5 cup of blackberries.


4/5 =  /5 + 1/5 + 1/5

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