In this lesson you are going to learn how to solve word problems involving fractions by looking for key words and using those to draw pictures to match

Fractions: Wholes being split into equal parts

Fractions: Wholes being split into equal parts

Fractions: Wholes being split into equal parts

Fractions: Wholes being split into equal parts

Writing Fractions:

numerator

denominator

Unit: Anything that we are counting or measuring by

Unit: Anything that we are counting or measuring by

Examples of units:

Inches

Circles

People

Pairs of Shoes

Step 1: Find the unit

Step 1: Find the unit

Step 2: Find the total number of this unit

Step 1: Find the unit

Step 2: Find the total number of this unit

Step 3: Find the part of the total that the question asks us to think about

Step 1: Find the unit

Step 2: Find the is the total number of this unit

Step 3: Find the part of the total that the question asks us to think about

Step 4: Draw a picture to match the problem andfind the fraction it asks for.

Damion has five marbles. He gives three marbles away to his friends. What fraction

of marbles does Damion have left for himself?

Damion has five marbles. He gives three marbles away to his friends. What fraction

of marbles does Damion have left for himself?

Step 1: Find the unit

Damion has five marbles. He gives three marbles away to his friends. What fraction

of marbles does Damion have left for himself?

Step 1: Find the unit

Step 2: Find the total number of this unit

Damion has five marbles. He gives three marbles away to his friends. What fraction

of marbles does Damion have left for himself?

Step 1: Find the unit

Step 2: Find the total number of this unit

Step 3: Find the part of the total that the question asks us to think about

Step 4: Draw a picture to match the problem andfind the fraction it asks for.

Damion has five marbles. He gives three marbles away to his friends. What fraction

of marbles does Damion have left for himself?

Damion has five marbles. He gives three marbles away to his friends. What fraction

of marbles does Damion have left for himself?

Keesha bakes a cake. She cuts the cake into fourpieces. She gave three pieces of cake away to her

friends. What fraction of her cake did she give away?

Keesha bakes a cake. She cuts the cake into fourpieces. She gave three pieces of cake away to her

friends. What fraction of her cake did she give away?

Step 1: Find is the unit

Keesha bakes a cake. She cuts the cake into fourpieces. She gave three pieces of cake away to her

friends. What fraction of her cake did she give away?

Step 1: Find is the unit

Step 2: Find the total number of this unit

Keesha bakes a cake. She cuts the cake into fourpieces. She gave three pieces of cake away to her

friends. What fraction of her cake did she give away?

Step 1: Find the unit

Step 2: Find the total number of this unit

Step 3: Find the part of the total that the question asks us to think about

Keesha bakes a cake. She cuts the cake into fourpieces. She gave three pieces of cake away to her

friends. What fraction of her cake did she give away?

Step 4: Draw a picture to match the problem andfind the fraction it asks for.

Keesha bakes a cake. She cuts the cake into fourpieces. She gave three pieces of cake away to her

friends. What fraction of her cake did she give away?

Now you know how to solve word problems involving fractions by looking for key words and using those to draw pictures to match