Question

It’s time to sit down and eat your meal with your friends. One of your friends brought his math homework. He’s struggling with fractions and wants some help looking over his work while you all enjoy your potluck meal. Review each problem and let him know what he did wrong. If his answer is incorrect, write "no" in the third column and explain what mistake he made.

Answer 1

Fractions are explained and examples are provided for concepts such as half a pie, a fifth of a pie, comparing fractions, the number of quarters in a dollar, and adding fractions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Fractions Explanation:

1. A half of a pie would be represented as 1/2.
2. A fifth of a pie would be represented as 1/5.
3. Comparing one-third of a pie (1/3) and one-quarter of a pie (1/4), one-quarter is larger.
4. There are four quarters in a dollar.
5. If you have two pie plates, each containing one-third of a pie, then together you have two-thirds of a pie.