Sarah makes soup. She divides each batch equally into thirds to give away. Each family that she makes soup for gets 1 third of a batch. Sarah needs to make enough soup for 5 families. How much soup does Sarah give away?
Sara will give away 5/3 of her soup.
John is wondering if 1/12 is bigger than 1/6. Help John figure it out by drawing a picture.
1/6 is bigger because in fractions when you split the number into 1/12 the pieces will be smaller
Show 1 fractional unit of the fraction 1/2
1/2
Show if 1/2 is greater or smaller than 1/4
1/2 is greater than 1/4
Is 9/8 greater or smaller than 2 halves.
It is greater
Emma needs 1/3 cup of oil and 1/4 cup of water to make muffins. Will Emma use more oil or more water? Explain your answer using pictures, numbers, and words
She will use more oil. Because 1/4 is less than 1/3
draw and label the same whole with a shaded unit fraction that makes the sentence true.
1/3 is greater than 1/4
Aarav ate 1/2 of a small pizza. Zack ate 1/4 of a large pizza. Zack says, “My piece was larger than yours, so that means 1/4 > 1/2 .” Is Zack correct?
The pizzas are different sizes so we cannot compare them. If they were the same size then we could estimate than 1/2 is bigger than 1/4
Sadev ate 1/2 of a large pizza. Ariana ate 1/4 of a large pizza. Ariana says, “My piece was larger than yours, so that means 1/4 < 1/2 .” Is Ariana correct?
She is not right because 1/4 is less than 1/2
