Name________________ Practice Sheet

Decompose a
fraction by writing
it as a sum of
fractions
Decompose a Fraction
To decompose a fraction, you break up a fraction into the sum of the
fraction. The area model below is divided into 5 equal parts, and 3 of
those parts are shaded in. This fraction can be decomposed in two
ways: 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 = 3/5 and 2/5 + 1/5 = 3/5.
Example:

3 = 1
+ 51 + 51 OR 3 = 2 + 1
5 5 5 5 5
Decompose each fraction two ways using the models provided.
1.
_ = _ + _+ _+ _ + _ _ = _ + _

2.
_ = _ + _ + _+ _ _ = _ + _
Write the fraction as the sum of unit fractions.
3. 3 = _ + _ + _ 4. 2 = _ + _ 5. 2 = _ + _
12 7 3
6. Write the fraction 7 as a sum of fractions 3 different ways.
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4.NF.3-4
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