IXL | Fractions of a whole: word problems

Norma has spent the winter planning an herb garden for her backyard. It is finally spring, and she is ready to plant herbs. She divides her garden into 2 equal sections. Norma plants basil in 1 section.

Which model represents the fraction of the garden that Norma plants basil in?

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Harry has been hired to repaint the face of the town clock. The clock face is really big! So, Harry divides the clock face into 4 equal sections to break up the work. On Tuesday, Harry paints 3 sections.

Which model represents the fraction of the clock face that Harry paints on Tuesday?

key idea

A fraction model represents a part of a whole.

solution

The clock face is the whole.

Harry divides the clock face into 4 equal sections. The model should have 4 equal parts.

On Tuesday, Harry paints 3 sections.

So, shade 3 parts of the model.

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It represents the fraction of the clock face that Harry paints on Tuesday.

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