Combining Parts of a Whole (Word) Worksheet Download
This worksheet shows a full package first, so the student can see what one whole is, then two part-full packages side by side. The total is named as a fraction of a single package, which means the denominator comes from the full package and not from the two packages combined - the mistake this format is built to catch. Packages hold four or six items and the contexts move between muffins, eggs and cupcakes.
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Combining Parts of a Whole (Word)
Students add the items in two part-full packages and name the total as a fraction of one full package.
About this worksheet
Students add the items in two part-full packages and name the total as a fraction of one full package.
Student objectives
- Practice adding fractions that share the same denominator
- Understand how parts combine to make a whole
- Read word problems and figure out which fractions to add
- Recognize when combined parts equal one whole
Everyday practice
- Figure out how much pizza is left after eating a few slices
- Add up parts of a chocolate bar shared between friends
- Combine slices of a pie to see how much has been served
- Work out how much of a cake two people ate together