Fraction Classroom · 2.0.0 · Student pages
Fraction Strip Lab
Compare wholes, repartition fractions, add unlike units, and distinguish two meanings of division.
Anonymous group code: __________ Date: __________
Explore, draw, and explain
Use the online model or draw a diagram. Label the whole and show your reasoning.
M1. Use 12 cm wholes. Show 2/3 on strip A and 4/6 on strip B. How many centimeters are shaded on each?
M2. Use a 12 cm whole for A and a 24 cm whole for B. Shade 1/2 of A and 1/4 of B. How many centimeters are shaded on each?
M3. Use 12 cm wholes. Shade 1/3 on A and 1/4 on B. What fraction of one 12 cm whole is their combined length?
M4. Set A to a 12 cm whole with 1/2 shaded. Share that shaded half equally among 3 children. What fraction of the original whole does each child get?
M5. Set A to a 12 cm whole partitioned into fourths. There are 3 whole strips. How many 1/4-strip pieces can you cut?