Fractions of a Set

Find what fraction of a set is chosen.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 51

A fraction can name part of a set. Here are 4 fish, and 1 is circled. That's 1/4 of the set.
There are 6 keys. 2 of them are given to a friend. That's 2/6 of the keys.
Put the 6 keys in 3 equal groups. The 2 keys given away are 1 of the 3 groups: 1/3 of the collection!

Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:

3.NR.4.1 — Describe a unit fraction and explain how multiple copies of a unit fraction form a non-unit fraction. Use parts of a whole, parts of a set, points on a number line, distances on a number line and area models.
3.NR.4.3 — Represent fractions, including fractions greater than one, in multiple ways.