| Name: ______________________________ | Date: ______________ |
Instructions
- Read each fraction problem carefully.
- Show your thinking with a drawing, number sentence, or words.
- Simplify your answers when you can.
- Check that your answer makes sense.
Example: At a picnic, Maya eats 2/8 of a watermelon and Leo eats 3/8. How much of the watermelon do they eat altogether? Add the numerators because the denominators are the same: 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8.
Answer: 5/8 of the watermelon
Part 1: Fraction Campfire
Complete each fraction sentence.
1. A whole divided into 4 equal parts has parts called __________.
2. The fraction 3/6 is equivalent to __________.
3. In the fraction 5/9, the denominator is __________.
4. The fraction 7/7 equals __________ whole.
Part 2: Trail Mix Fractions
Choose the best answer.
5. Which fraction is greater than 1/2?
| ○ A. 1/4 | ○ B. 3/8 |
| ○ C. 5/8 | ○ D. 2/5 |
6. What is 2/6 + 3/6?
| ○ A. 5/6 | ○ B. 5/12 |
| ○ C. 1/6 | ○ D. 6/5 |
7. What is 7/10 - 2/10?
| ○ A. 5/10 | ○ B. 9/10 |
| ○ C. 5/20 | ○ D. 2/10 |
8. Which fraction is equivalent to 3/4?
| ○ A. 4/6 | ○ B. 6/8 |
| ○ C. 5/8 | ○ D. 3/8 |
Part 3: Camp Counselor Check
Write True or False for each statement.
9. 4/8 is equivalent to 1/2. True / False
10. When adding fractions with the same denominator, add the denominators. True / False
11. 5/6 is greater than 4/6. True / False
12. 2/3 and 2/5 have the same value because their numerators match. True / False
Part 4: Picnic Problems
Solve each problem and include the correct unit in your answer.
13. A group eats 3/8 of a large sandwich at lunch and 2/8 at snack time. What fraction of the sandwich do they eat altogether? Answer: __________ of the sandwich |
14. Nora has 7/10 of a bottle of lemonade. She pours out 3/10 of the bottle. How much lemonade is left? Answer: __________ of the bottle |
15. A hiking trail is 12 miles long. The campers walk 1/3 of the trail before lunch. How many miles do they walk before lunch? Answer: __________ miles |
16. A recipe needs 3/4 cup of oats. Sam has already added 1/4 cup. How much more does he need? Answer: __________ cup |
Part 5: Explorer Challenge (optional challenge)
Explain your answer using a number sentence or words.
17. Which is greater, 2/3 or 3/5? Explain how you know. |
18. A trail map shows that 5/6 of a route is shaded. What fraction of the route is not shaded? |
19. Create a fraction addition problem with a sum of 7/8. Give one possible problem and solve it. |
Answer Key
| 1. | fourths |
| 2. | 1/2 |
| 3. | 9 |
| 4. | 1 |
| 5. | C (5/8) |
| 6. | A (5/6) |
| 7. | A (5/10) |
| 8. | B (6/8) |
| 9. | True |
| 10. | False |
| 11. | True |
| 12. | False |
| 13. | 5/8 of the sandwich |
| 14. | 4/10 of the bottle |
| 15. | 4 miles |
| 16. | 1/2 cup |
| 17. | 2/3 is greater than 3/5 because 2/3 = 10/15 and 3/5 = 9/15. |
| 18. | 1/6 of the route is not shaded. |
| 19. | One possible answer is 3/8 + 4/8 = 7/8. |