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Fractions in Real Life: Pizza Pie and Sharing

Using pizza and sharing to understand equal parts

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Fractions in Real Life: Pizza Pie and Sharing

Using pizza and sharing to understand equal parts

Math - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Write your answer in a complete sentence when you can. Use the space provided to show your thinking.
  1. 1

    A pizza is cut into 4 equal slices. Mia eats 1 slice. What fraction of the pizza does Mia eat?

    The bottom number tells how many equal slices are in the whole pizza.

    Mia eats 1/4 of the pizza because she eats 1 out of 4 equal slices.
  2. 2

    A pizza is cut into 2 equal pieces. Sam eats 1 piece. What fraction of the pizza does Sam eat?

    Sam eats 1/2 of the pizza because he eats 1 out of 2 equal pieces.
  3. 3

    Four friends share one pizza equally. What fraction of the pizza does each friend get?

    Equal sharing means everyone gets the same size part.

    Each friend gets 1/4 of the pizza because the pizza is shared equally by 4 friends.
  4. 4

    A pan of brownies is cut into 8 equal pieces. You give away 3 pieces. What fraction of the brownies did you give away?

    You gave away 3/8 of the brownies because you gave away 3 out of 8 equal pieces.
  5. 5

    Lena cuts a sandwich into 2 equal parts and eats 1 part. Write the fraction that shows how much she eats.

    Two equal parts are called halves.

    Lena eats 1/2 of the sandwich because she eats 1 of the 2 equal parts.
  6. 6

    A pizza has 6 equal slices. Ben eats 2 slices. What fraction of the pizza does Ben eat?

    Ben eats 2/6 of the pizza because he eats 2 out of 6 equal slices.
  7. 7

    Which is larger, 1/2 of a pizza or 1/4 of the same pizza? Explain your answer.

    Think about which piece would fill more of your plate.

    1/2 of a pizza is larger because the pizza is divided into fewer equal parts, so each half is bigger than each fourth.
  8. 8

    A cookie cake is cut into 3 equal pieces. One child gets 1 piece. What fraction of the cookie cake does the child get?

    The child gets 1/3 of the cookie cake because 1 of the 3 equal pieces is given to the child.
  9. 9

    Nora and Jay share a small pizza equally. What fraction of the pizza does each person get?

    Sharing between 2 people means cutting the whole into 2 equal parts.

    Each person gets 1/2 of the pizza because 2 people share the whole pizza equally.
  10. 10

    A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Four slices have pepperoni. What fraction of the pizza has pepperoni?

    4/8 of the pizza has pepperoni because 4 out of 8 equal slices have pepperoni.
  11. 11

    Draw a pizza divided into 4 equal slices. Shade 3 slices. What fraction is shaded?

    Count the shaded slices for the top number and all the slices for the bottom number.

    The shaded fraction is 3/4 because 3 out of 4 equal slices are shaded.
  12. 12

    A family eats 5 slices from a pizza that has 8 equal slices. What fraction of the pizza is left?

    3/8 of the pizza is left because 8 slices minus 5 slices equals 3 slices left.
  13. 13

    Three children share one pie equally. What fraction of the pie does each child get?

    The number of children tells how many equal parts to make.

    Each child gets 1/3 of the pie because the whole pie is shared equally by 3 children.
  14. 14

    A pizza is cut into 4 equal slices. Two slices are cheese and two slices are veggie. What fraction of the pizza is cheese?

    2/4 of the pizza is cheese because 2 out of 4 equal slices are cheese slices.
  15. 15

    Ella has 8 apple slices. She eats 1/2 of them. How many apple slices does Ella eat?

    Split 8 apple slices into 2 equal groups.

    Ella eats 4 apple slices because half of 8 is 4.
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