Unit 2 Contents

1. If a black piece is , what is the unit whole?
2. If a black piece is , what is the unit whole?
3. If a black piece is , what is the unit whole?
4. If a black piece is , what is the unit whole?

Use only the red, pink, green, and purple pieces to answer Questions 13–18.

1. A purple piece covers what fraction of a green piece?
2. A purple piece covers what fraction of a pink piece?
3. A purple piece covers what fraction of the red circle? Tell how you know.

14. Cover the pink piece with three pieces using two colors.
1. Show or tell what pieces you used.
2. Does your representation show the pink piece divided in thirds? Why or why not?

1. A green piece is of what unit whole?
2. A green piece is of what unit whole? Show or tell how you know.

1. Three purple pieces cover what part of a pink piece?
2. When you wrote the fraction as a number, how did you know what denominator to use? How did you know what numerator to use?
3. Three purple pieces cover what part of a red piece?
4. When you wrote the fraction as a number, how did you know what denominator to use? How did you know what numerator to use?