Vocabulary
This term describes a part of a whole
fraction
Name two equivalent fractions of 1/2.
There are many examples: 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12, etc.
3/6 and 5/6
3/6 is less than 5/6.
What is 8/16 in simplest form?
1/2
The animal store had an adoption fair on Sunday. They brought 24 dogs, and 8 were adopted. In simplest form, what fraction of dogs were adopted?
1/3 were adopted.
This term describes the part of the fraction that tells how many parts are being discussed or shaded in a model.
numerator
Using the fraction 4/5, multiply the numerator and denominator by 4 to get this equivalent fraction.
16/20
12/18 and 4/6
12/18 is equal to 4/6
What is 14/24 in simplest form?
7/12
Rose ate 4/7 of her pizza. Blanche ate 3/5 of her pizza. Who ate the most pizza?
Blanche at the most because 3/5 is greater than 4/7.
This term describes the total number of parts in a fraction that equal one whole.
denominator
What are two equivalent fractions of 3/8?
Possible answers: 6/16, 9/24, 12/32, 15/40, etc.
Put these fractions in order from greatest to least:
9/10, 4/5, 1/2
9/10, 4/5, 1/2
Simplify eleven-twelfths.
11/12 or eleven-twelfths
Chandler ate 2/7 of his cookie. Monica ate the same amount of her cookie that was the same size as Chandler's. Using an equivalent fraction, how much did Monica eat?
Possible answers: 4/14, 6/21, 8/28, 10/35, etc.
Examples of these include 0, 1/2, and 1.
benchmark fractions
Using the fraction 8/12, you multiply the numerator and denominator by 5 to get this equivalent fraction.
40/60
Put these fractions in order from least to greatest:
8/8, 3/9, 6/10
3/9, 6/10, 8/8
Simplify 35/50.
7/10
Jamie used 2/3 of his poster board for a class presentation. Wendy used 9/10 of her poster board. Who used the least amount of their poster board?
Jamie because 2/3 is less than 9/10.
The smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.
Least Common Multiple
Divide the numerator and denominator by the same number to find an equivalent fraction for 6/10.
3/5
Compare 8/10 and 3/4.
8/10 is greater than 3/4.
What is 5/125 in simplest form?
1/25
Using the least common multiple, what would the common denominator be if you compare 3/8 and 4/7?
56