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Grade 4-B contents & samples - Math Mammoth

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The fraction strip illustrates<br />

(both the colored and white pieces) into two new pieces,<br />

what fraction do you get?<br />

2<br />

. If you split each piece<br />

5<br />

You get<br />

You have two times as many colored pieces, and two times as many total pieces as before.<br />

4<br />

− four colored pieces, and ten pieces total.<br />

10<br />

4. Split both the colored and white pieces as instructed. Write the fraction after you change it.<br />

a. Split all the pieces into<br />

two new ones.<br />

1<br />

2 =<br />

d. Split all the pieces into<br />

three new ones.<br />

1<br />

3 =<br />

b. Split all the pieces into<br />

four new ones.<br />

1<br />

2 =<br />

e. Split all the pieces into<br />

two new ones.<br />

5<br />

6 =<br />

c. Split all the pieces into<br />

three new ones.<br />

1<br />

4 =<br />

f. Split all the pieces into<br />

three new ones.<br />

2<br />

5 =<br />

Can you notice a shortcut for finding the second fraction without using a picture?<br />

g. Split all the pieces into<br />

four new ones.<br />

=<br />

If you found the shortcut,<br />

explain how it works in<br />

these problems:<br />

Sample worksheet from<br />

www.mathmammoth.com<br />

h. Split all the pieces into<br />

two new ones.<br />

=<br />

Split all the pieces into<br />

three new ones.<br />

1<br />

3 =<br />

150<br />

i. Split all the pieces into<br />

three new ones.<br />

=<br />

Split all the pieces into<br />

two new ones.<br />

3<br />

5 =

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