Build fractions from unit fractions
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4th Grade Math › Build fractions from unit fractions
Select the answer choice that is equal to
Explanation
When we multiply a whole number by a fraction, we multiply the whole number by the numerator, and the denominator stays the same.
Explanation
When we multiply a fraction by a whole number we need to make the whole number into a fraction by putting our whole number over .
A baker used of a package of sprinkles and
of a package of icing when decorating a cake. How much more icing than sprinkles did the baker use?
Explanation
The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference, so we subtract.

On Thursday it snowed of an inch in the afternoon and
of an inch in the evening. What was the total amount of snowfall on Thursday?
Explanation
To solve this problem, we are putting the amount of snowfall from the afternoon and the evening together, so we add the fractions.

Andy is having a party. If each person at a party will eat of a pound of peanuts, and there will be
people at the party, how many pounds of peanuts will Andy need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.
and
and
and
and
and
Explanation
because
can go into
one time, with
left over.
is between the whole numbers
and
.
Select the fraction model that shows the sum of





Explanation
The fraction model is broken up into eight pieces and two of the pieces are shaded in. The numerator of the fraction tells us how many pieces should be shaded in, and the denominator tells us how many pieces the whole should be split up into.
Explanation
means the same thing as adding
two times.
On our number line, we can make jumps of

Explanation
means the same thing as adding
three times.
On our number line, we can make jumps of

Explanation
means the same thing as adding
fourteen times.
On our number line, we can make jumps of

Select the fraction model that shows the difference of





Explanation
The fraction model is broken up into eight pieces and three of the pieces are shaded in. The numerator of the fraction tells us how many pieces should be shaded in, and the denominator tells us how many pieces the whole should be split up into.