Max Maths, Year 4, Practice, Identifying fractions with a total of 1

In a Year 4 mathematics practice exercise from Max Maths, students are encouraged to strengthen their understanding of fractions by identifying how fractions combine to make a total of 1. The "Let's Try It" section presents a visual and interactive approach where children are asked to determine the shaded and unshaded parts of a shape, and hence, identify the fractions that add up to a whole.

The "Let's Practise" section delves deeper, providing students with a series of fraction addition problems. Each problem consists of a given fraction and asks the students to find its complement that, when added together, equals 1. For example, in part (a), students are presented with the fraction 1/5 and must determine what fraction must be added to it to total 1. This exercise is repeated with various fractions, such as 3/7, 12/15, and 5/9, among others, challenging the students' ability to recognise and calculate complementary fractions. This activity not only reinforces their knowledge of fractions but also helps them understand the concept of a whole as the sum of its parts.