I know you might has solved one of these problems today in class, or tried one and given up in frustration.  Fractions are a different way of thinking about numbers and amounts.  Be patient with yourself.  It takes some time to understand.  Let Pablo Picasso quote be your guide:  “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.”  Remember learning takes effort, practice and mistakes.

 

Jake is reading the second Warriors book, Fire and Ice.

The book has 336 pages.

 He has read 1/4 of the pages.

What page is he on?

 

Liam has read the ten graphic novels in the Lunch Lady series.

They each have 96 pages.

How many pages is that?

He is has read 3/4 of the pages a second time.

How many pages is that?

How many pages has he read altogether in both the first and second reading?

 

Juliana read Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie.

She decided to practice using fractions with the number of pages.  The book has 128 pages.

She made a number line and labeled the left side 1 and the right side 128.

She marked off 1/2, 1/4 and 3/4.

She labeled each fraction with the page number it would be.

What did her number line look like?

 

Katie and two of her friends were sharing some cookies.

They each had 2 and 2/3 cookies.

 How many cookies did they begin with?

Leave a comment to share how you solved the problems.  If you have some fraction problems for us, share those to.

If you’re really into fraction thinking go to  Hajna’s blog.  She has some great problems for you to solve too.

Happy Math!