Curriculum placement
Grade 3. This describes the skill, not a learner estimate.
Fractions shown by a model
Identify the fraction represented by equal shaded parts
Problem types
- Read a fraction
Builds on
Leads to
- Percent of a number · Extend the idea
A percent is a fraction with denominator 100, so a fraction model with 100 equal parts shows a percent.
- Probability of one event · See it applied
The probability of an outcome is the fraction of equally likely outcomes that match, a part of a whole.
Related skills
- Tenths and hundredths as decimals · Related idea
A tenths or hundredths grid is a fraction model whose whole is divided into ten or one hundred equal parts.
- Understanding ratios · Related idea
A part-to-whole ratio is a fraction of the whole, while a ratio can also compare two parts.
- Sorting and counting · Related idea
Sorting a group and counting one category gives a part and a whole, which a fraction names: 3 of 8 shapes are red.
- A fraction as division · Shared foundations
- Line plots with fractional lengths · Shared foundations
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