Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Facts: 


1

2 
and 

2

4 
are related.

Question: What fraction is related to 
^36 


in the same way?

Use logical reasoning or an analogy

to solve each problem.

1. Can you complete the analogy?
   
   ^12
   is to
   ^24
   as
   ^36
   is to?

To solve an analogy, first read it aloud.

Then draw and label the fractions.

One half is to two fourths as

three sixths is to what?

Think about how


1

2 
and 

2

4 
are related.

2. 
   150
   is to
   ^1100
   as
   ^48
   is to


3. ABABis to CDCDas ABBAis to


4. 8 is to
   
   1
   2

6

4 
as 6 is to

5. One worm is 4
   
   1
   4
   in. long, another is 4
   

3

8 
in.

long, and a third is 4


5

8 
in. long. The longest

worm is in the garden and the shortest

worm is on a leaf. Which worm is on a leaf?

6. A certain fraction has a numerator that is 3 less
   than its denominator. It is equivalent to
   1
   9
   8
   .
   What is the fraction?


7. 1
   ^12
   is to 1 as 3
   ^12
   is to


8. 6 is to
   ^1128
   as 4 is to?

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