Here are the answers to today’s maths questions.
TGB: unit and non-unit fractions
Starter
63 + 5 = 68
54 + 9 = 63
47 + 21 = 68
37 + 26 = 63
65 – 2 = 63
78 – 9 = 69
52 – 21 = 31
67 – 38 = 29
Here are some questions for you to have a go at.
What is the same and what is different about each bar model?
They all have different denominators (2, 3 and 4)
The numerators are the same, they are all one.
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What fraction is shaded in this diagram?
1/2
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What fraction is shaded in this diagram?
1/3
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What fraction is shaded in this diagram?
1/4
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What fraction is shaded in this diagram?
1/3 2/3 3/3
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What fraction is shaded in this diagram?
1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4
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Match the unit fraction to the correct picture.
1/2- pears
1/3- flowers
1/4 apples
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Say whether the fractions are unit fractions or non-unit fractions.
½- unit
¼ – unit
⅖ – non-unit
6/8- non-unit
1/9- unit
4/8- non-unit
⅓- unit
Here are some questions for you to have a go at.
Write down your own examples of unit fractions and non- unit fractions.
Share your examples with me.
Challenge
Miss Lotysz says
Is she correct? No, she is incorrect because there are 4 parts altogether and 2 parts are shaded. She has shaded in 2/4 or 1/2.
Challenge
The shaded part of each shape represents ¾.
True or false?
False. Only 2 of the shapes represent 3/4.
Here is a game for you to have a go at once you have completed your learning.
http://www.snappymaths.com/counting/fractions/interactive/unitshapes/unitshapes.htm
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