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CCSS: 3.NF.A.1

TEKS: 3.4H

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Up in the Air

October/November 2021
By Elizabeth Carney

Illustration BY Laura Greenan

Find the following fractions of each set based on the hot-air balloons in the picture. 

Fractions of a Set

  1. What fraction of the total number of balloons on the ground have polka dots? 
  2. What fraction of the total number of balloons in the air have stars? 
  3. What fraction of the heart-shaped balloons have stripes? 
  4. What fraction of the total number of balloons are a solid color? 

Need a Hand?

  • When finding a fraction of a set, first count the total number of objects in the set. Write this number as your denominator.
  • Next, count the number of objects within the set that fit the criteria you’re looking for. Write this number as your numerator.

In this set of circles, 2/3 of them are white.

Fractions
Fraction of a Set or Whole
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