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Whole numbers as fractions

Mathematics · Fractions · ages 8-9
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  1. This bar shows a fraction. What whole number does it equal?

    • 4
    • 1
    • 2

  2. Write 7 as a fraction with 1 on the bottom. What number goes on top?

    Answer: ______________

  3. True or false: 4/4 is the same amount as 1 whole.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which fraction means the same as the whole number 5?

    • 5/1
    • 1/5
    • 5/5

  5. Which fraction is equal to 2?

    • 8/4
    • 8/3
    • 4/8
    • 2/8

  6. 8 apples, each one whole. Write this as a fraction with 1 on the bottom. What number goes on top?

    Answer: ______________

  7. Which one of these fractions is equal to a whole number?

    • 6/3
    • 5/2
    • 7/4
    • 3/2

  8. Which of these fractions equals a whole number?

    • 6/3
    • 5/2
    • 7/4

  9. Look at these fractions: 6/3, 8/4, and 5/2. Which of them are equal to whole numbers?

    • 6/3 and 8/4
    • Only 5/2
    • All three of them
    • None of them

  10. Leo says 8/4 is not a whole number because it has a slash in it. Is he right?

    • No, 8/4 equals 4, a whole number
    • Yes, fractions are never whole numbers
    • No, 8/4 equals 2, a whole number
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  1. 1 · 4 out of 4 parts are shaded, so the whole bar is shaded. That means 4/4 equals 1.
  2. 7 · A whole number written over 1 keeps the same value. 7 = 7/1.
  3. True · The bottom number 4 means the whole is split into 4 equal parts, and the top number 4 means you have all 4 of them. That is the whole thing.
  4. 5/1 · 5/1 puts 5 on top and 1 on the bottom. That's how we write a whole number as a fraction.
  5. 8/4 · 4/4 is 1 whole, so 8/4 is 8 quarters, and 8 quarters make 2 wholes.
  6. 8 · Every whole apple counts as one whole, so 8 apples is 8/1. The top number is 8.
  7. 6/3 · 6/3 = 2 because 3/3 makes one whole and 6/3 is two wholes. The other choices leave a leftover half or quarter.
  8. 6/3 · 6 divided by 3 is exactly 2, a whole number. The other two leave something left over.
  9. 6/3 and 8/4 · 6/3 = 2 and 8/4 = 2, so both are whole numbers. 5/2 is 2 and a half, which is not a whole number.
  10. No, 8/4 equals 2, a whole number · 8 divided by 4 is exactly 2. Even though it's written as a fraction, 8/4 is a whole number.
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