Number and operations

3.3(E)

Sharing Fairly With Fractions

Solve problems involving partitioning an object or a set of objects among two or more recipients using pictorial representations of fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.

Part of The student applies mathematical process standards to represent and explain fractional units

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Sharing Fairly with Fractions

Today you will learn how to share one object or a group of objects fairly and name each share with a fraction. Sharing fairly means every part or every person gets the exact same amount. We use fractions to name each equal share.