Represent Fractions
What is 1/2 represented by a picture of a pizza divided into 2 equal parts?
A circle split into two equal pieces.
Which is greater, 2/3 or 2/4? Justify your answer.
2/3 is greater than 2/4 because thirds are bigger than fourths.
What is a fraction?
Equal parts of a whole
Show 3/4 using a number line. Where would you place this fraction on the line?
The number line 0-1 with the marks in order: 1/4, 2/4 (1/2), 3/4, 1
Compare 5/8 and 5/6 using a pictorial model. Which one is larger?
5/6 is larger because it is almost one whole and 5/8 is three pieces away from one whole.
What does the term "denominator" mean?
The denominator is how many total pieces the whole has been divided into; the bottom number of the fraction
If you have 6 apples and you want to show 1/2 of them, how can you represent this using objects?
3 apples is half of six apples.
If you have 3/5 and 3/7, which fraction is less? Explain your reasoning.
3/7 is less than 3/5 because 7ths are smaller than 5ths.
If fractions are equivalent, what does that mean?
Equivalent fractions have the same value, although they may be represented with different denominators and numerators.
Draw a model to represent 2/8 and explain how it is equivalent to another fraction.
Answers may vary
Compare 4/8 and 4/10 using symbols and explain your conclusion.
4/8>4/10 because eighths are larger than tenths
What is a "numerator"?
How many parts of the whole are being considered; the top number of a fraction.