Grade 4 — Shade the fraction shown, then answer the comparing and word problems.
1. Shade 1/2 of the yo-yo.
2. Shade 3/4 of the yo-yo.
3. Shade 2/3 of the yo-yo.
4. Shade 1/4 of the yo-yo.
5. Lena lands 1/2 of 12 tricks. Marco lands 1/4 of 12 tricks. Who lands more tricks?
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6. Which is bigger: 2/4 or 3/4 of a yo-yo string?
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7. Are 1/2 and 2/4 equal? Explain.
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8. Which is more: 2/3 of 12 yo-yos or 1/2 of 12 yo-yos?
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9. A yo-yo string is cut into 4 equal pieces. The club uses 3 of the pieces. What fraction of the string is used?
10. There are 8 yo-yos on the table. 1/2 of them are blue. How many are blue?
| 1. shade 1/2 | 2. shade 3/4 | 3. shade 2/3 | 4. shade 1/4 |
| 5. Lena (6 vs 3) | 6. 3/4 | 7. Yes — they name the same amount | 8. 2/3 (8 vs 6) |
| 9. 3/4 | 10. 4 |