Make Fourths (1/4)
āļø The Cross Chop! How do you perfectly share a pizza with 4 friends? Chop straight down, then chop straight across!
Concept
We finally made it up to Fourths! šÆ **The Rules of Fourths (Quarters!):** 1. You must slice the shape into exactly **FOUR** equal parts. 2. The math word for "Four pieces" is **Fourths**. 3. A single piece is called "One-Fourth"! (Written as **1/4**). šÆ **The Secret Nickname:** Another word for "Fourths" is **QUARTERS**. * Just like a dollar is chopped into 4 Quarters! * If a shape is chopped into 4 pieces, each piece is a Quarter.
Try it
Cross chop the pizza! **Instructions:** Identify if the shape shows Fourths (Four equal pieces!). **Problem 1:** A square has a giant PLUS SIGN (+) drawn inside it, making 4 tiny equal squares. * Does it show Fourths? (Yes / No) **Problem 2:** A circle has a giant X drawn in it, making 4 equal pizza slices. * Is each slice secretly called a "Quarter"? (Yes / No) **Problem 3:** A long rectangle is chopped by straight lines into 5 equal pieces. * Does it show Fourths? * Answer: ________ **Problem 4:** If you eat 3 pieces of a pizza that was chopped into Fourths, what fraction did you eat? * (Top number = what you ate! Bottom number = total pieces!). * Answer: ___ / ___