Vocabulary
What is a fraction?
A part of a whole
1/4 + 1/4
Show your work.
2/4
2 x 1/4
Show your work.
2/4
Mr. Kongshaug ate 1/2 of a pizza on Monday and 1/2 of a pizza on Tuesday. How much pizza did he eat altogether?
1/2 + 1/2 = 1
Mr. Kongshaug ate one whole pizza.
True or false: 2/4 = 6/8
False. 2/4 = 4/8
What is a denominator and what does it represent?
A denominator is the bottom number of a fraction. This represents how many equal sized pieces the whole is broken into.
2/3 - 1/6
Show your work.
3/6
2*2/5
4/5
In January, David got a new kitten that weighed 2/5 pounds. Now, the kitten is 4 times as heavy. How much does the kitten weigh now?
The kitten weighs 1 3/5 pounds.
Using <, >, or = to compare the fractions:
6/7 ___ 8/9
6/7 < 8/9
What is a numerator and what does it represent?
Numerator is the top number of a fraction. This shows us how many equal sizes pieces are being counted or represented.
1 4/6 + 1 5/6
Show as mixed number. Show your work.
3 3/6
7 x 4/5
5 3/5
Spongebob Squarepants ran a lemonade stand on Sunday. He started with 3 gallons of lemonade. After 2 hours, he had 1 1/4 gallons remaining. How many gallons of lemonade did he sell?
Spongebob sold 1 3/4 gallons of lemonade.
Write 8/6 as a result of a whole number and a unit fraction.
8 x 1/6
What is a mixed number? Provide an example.
A mixed number is a combination of a whole number and a proper fraction
3 1/6 - 1 5/6
Show your work.
Solve using the area model: 2 x 1 1/4
*display area model*
2 2/4
On Saturday night, Batman slept 6 3/4 hours. On Sunday night he slept 8 1/2 hours. How long did he sleep altogether?
14 5/4
Represent 9/6 on a number line
*Display answer*
What is an improper fraction? Provide an example.
A fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator.
4 1/3 - 2 3/6
Show your work.
1 5/6
Solve using the distributive property equations:
4 x 8 5/6
4 x (8+5/6)
(4x8) + (4x5/6)
32 + 20/6
32 + 3 2/6 = 35 2/6
Leonard baked an apple pie. He ate 1/6 of the pie. His brother at 1/3 of the pie. Their mom ate the rest of the pie. How much of the pie did their mom eat?
Their mom ate 1/2 of the pie.
Eau Claire animal shelter recorded the weights (in pounds of 4 new kittens.
1 3/4, 2 7/8, 4 1/2, 2 1/4
Represent this data using a line plot.
*display line plot*