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Pumpkin Patch Fractions: free Halloween fractions game
The pie contest wants exact slices. Cut each pumpkin into the fraction they ask for.
What is Pumpkin Patch Fractions?
The judges of the pumpkin pie contest are picky: three quarters, two thirds, five eighths, never a crumb more. Cut each pumpkin into equal slices and fill the fraction they ask for, then fill already-cut pumpkins with the same amount, and finally pick which pie has more filling.
Pumpkin Patch Fractions is a free Halloween maths game about fractions. The judges of the pumpkin pie contest want exact slices: three quarters, two thirds, five eighths.
Cut each pumpkin into equal slices and fill the fraction they ask for. Then fill already-cut pumpkins with the same amount (1/2 is 4/8), and finally pick the pie with more filling. Every order explains the answer.
At a glance
- Category
- Seasonal
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Play time
- 2–4 min
- Price
- Free, in your browser, sign-up optional
How to play
- Cut and fill
- Choose how many equal slices to cut, then fill the slices the judge asks for: 3/4 is 3 slices out of 4.
- Same amount
- Some pumpkins come already cut. Fill the same amount with those slices: 1/2 is 4/8.
- Bigger pie
- Two pies, two fractions. Which has more filling, or is it the same?
- Score
- 100 per order served right, plus 100 if all nine are right.
- Three levels
- Beginner sticks to halves, quarters and thirds, with a hint on every order. Expert brings close calls, no hints and 25 seconds per order. Each level keeps its own best score.
Scoring
Each order served right scores 100 points. Get all nine right and you add 100.
Nine orders in three stages, no timer. Your best score is kept in this browser.
What it trains
- Parts of a whole
- The bottom number is the number of equal slices, the top how many you take.
- Equivalent fractions
- 1/2, 2/4 and 4/8 are the same amount.
- Comparing
- Rewrite both fractions with the same bottom number, then compare the tops.
Strategy and tips
- Bottom first
- The bottom number tells you how many equal slices to cut. The top tells you how many to fill.
- Equivalent fractions
- Multiply the top and the bottom by the same number: 1/2 = 2/4 = 4/8.
- Compare with the same bottom
- To compare 2/3 and 3/4, turn both into twelfths: 8/12 and 9/12.
- Count the slices
- The slice buttons under the pumpkin show how many you filled.
Why play Pumpkin Patch Fractions?
Fractions show up in recipes, measures, money and time. Seeing them as slices of a whole is the step that makes the rest click, and a pumpkin pie is a very good whole.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pumpkin Patch Fractions free?
Yes. It is free and runs in your browser, with no download. Signing up is optional.
What age is it for?
It suits anyone learning fractions, from primary school up, and it makes a quick refresher for adults.
Does 2/4 count when the judge asks for 1/2?
Yes. Any fraction with the same amount counts, and the game shows the matching one.
Is there a timer?
No. Take the time you need for each order.