Fraction Rules
What sort of mindset do you need in math?
A growth mindset
Name an equivalent fraction for :
1/5
2/10, 3/15...
Simplify this fraction: 6/18
1/3
If Ms. Jones ate a third of a pizza, what fraction would represent how much she ate?
1/3
Complete this sentence...whatever we do to the bottom of a fraction...
we do to the top
Name an equivalent fraction for:
1/7
2/14, 3/21...
Simplify this fraction: 25/35
5/7
If Josh ate one quarter of the MadeGood bars, what fraction would represent what he ate?
1/4
Name an equivalent fraction for:
3/5
6/10, 9/15...
Simplify this fraction: 10/12
5/6
If Maddison grows up to be a marine biologist and saves 3 quarters of the whales in the sea, what fraction represents the number of whales she saved?
3/4
What is a improper fraction?
a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator
Name an equivalent fraction for:
15/25
30/50, 45/75...
Simplify this fraction: 12/15
4/5
Dayton walks to and from school four days a week (Monday to Thursday). On Fridays, he walks to school, but his mum picks him up after school. He lives a quarter km away from the school. Use a mixed number and an improper fraction to show how far Dayton walks each week.
Dayton walks 2 1/4 each week.
What is a mixed number or mixed fraction?
A mixed number or mixed fraction is a whole number and a proper fraction combined.
T/F: For the fraction 25/50, both of these equivalent fractions? 1/2 and 50/100
True
Simplify this fraction: 6/10
3/5
At cross country practice, Amber ran 2 2/3 km, and Hayley ran 12/5 km. Who ran the furthest? Explain.
2/3 is more than half, but 2/5 is less than half, so Amber ran further.