Question

1. one pan of brownies is equally shared by 6 people. what fraction of the brownies did each person get?

1. shane, susie, and jacqui are coloring a poster for a school project. each student would like to color the same amount of the poster. what fraction of the poster will each student color?

1. shane and susie are using a pack of 4 markers. they decide to share them equally.

a. what fraction of the markers will each student have to use?

b. how many markers will each student have to use?

c. draw a picture to show your thinking.

1. jacqui would like to equally share the pack of 4 markers with shane and susie.

a. what fraction of the markers will each student have to use now?

b. how many markers will each student have to use now?

c. draw a picture to show your thinking.

Explanation:

Step1: Divide 1 pan by 6 people

$\frac{1}{6}$

Step2: Divide 1 poster by 3 students

$\frac{1}{3}$

Step3 (Q6a): Divide 1 set by 2 students

$\frac{1}{2}$

Step4 (Q6b): Divide 8 markers by 2 students

$\frac{8}{2}=4$

Step5 (Q7a): Divide 1 set by 3 students

$\frac{1}{3}$

Step6 (Q7b): Divide 6 markers by 3 students

$\frac{6}{3}=2$

Step7 (Q6c): Visual explanation

Draw 8 identical shapes (markers), split into 2 equal groups of 4 shapes each.

Step8 (Q7c): Visual explanation

Draw 6 identical shapes (markers), split into 3 equal groups of 2 shapes each.

Answer:

1. $\frac{1}{6}$
2. $\frac{1}{3}$
3. a. $\frac{1}{2}$

b. 4
c. (8 markers split into 2 groups of 4)

1. a. $\frac{1}{3}$

b. 2
c. (6 markers split into 3 groups of 2)