Shade each figure to represent the fraction.
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Stop and Reflect
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In Exercises 3–6, circle the unit
fraction. Write the fraction below. Explain why it is a unit fraction.
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is a unit fraction because it names 1 part of a whole.
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Problem Solving
8. A loaf of bread is cut into 8 equal slices. What fraction of the
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bread is left after 6 slices have been used for sandwiches?
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9. Kristen made a pinwheel with 6 points. She colored 1 point
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red, 2 points blue, and 3 points purple. What fraction of the
points are neither red nor purple?
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Vocabulary Check
Draw a line to match the vocabulary term with its meaning.
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10. denominator
the number of parts being represented
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11. numerator
the total number of equal parts
Test Practice
12. Which fraction of the figure is yellow?
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