Unit 9 Contents

Name the Unit Whole

16. What is the unit whole:
1. if one pink piece is one-half?
2. if one aqua piece is one-half?
17. What is the unit whole:
1. if one orange piece is one-third?
2. if one aqua piece is one-third?
18. What is the unit whole:
1. if two oranges are two-thirds?
2. if one orange piece is two-thirds?
19. What is the unit whole:
1. if three aquas are one-half?
2. if two aquas are two-thirds?

Fractions Equal To or Greater Than One

If the red circle is the unit whole, two pink pieces cover the whole circle. We can write (two-halves) to show that the whole is divided into two equal parts and that both parts are covered.

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