Comparing Fractions/ Fraction Landmarks
Replace the blank with < , > , or =
1/4 ____ 5/6
1/4 < 5/6
Write the 'next two' equivalent fractions:
1/2, ___, ____
What is 2/4 and 3/6?
Paula ate 1/2 of a 16-piece cake, and Catherine ate 1/3 of a cake the same size as Paula's. Who ate more cake?
Who is Paula?
What is a FRACTION?
A fraction is an equation that shows pieces or parts of a whole.
Write these fractions in order from least to greatest: 1/7, 1/10, 1/3, 1/2
1/10, 1/7, 1/3, 1/2
There were 24 kids in a class. Two-thirds of them were boys. What number of the kids were girls?
What is 8 girls?
One third is the same as ____ sixths.
What is 2/6?
Ricky read 2/4 of a 100 page book. How many pages did he read?
What is 50 pages?
What is the top number of a fraction called?
What is a numerator?
Replace the blank with <, >, or =
2/4 ___ 4/8
2/4 = 4/8
There are 20,000 people in a stadium. Half of them were male. Half of the males wore baseball hats. What fraction of males were wearing baseball hats?
What is 1/4?
One fourth is the same as ___ ?/12?
What is 3/12?
Ms. K gave away 2/5 of her pizza to Mr. Bacon and 1/5 of her pizza to Mrs. Baer. What fraction of her pizza does Ms. K have left?
What is 2/5?
What does the bottom number (denominator) tell you?
1.) How many pieces there are in a whole 2.) How many times you've split the whole 3.) What type of fractional piece you have
Replace the blank with <, >, or =
2/3 ___ 4/10
2/3 > 4/10
There are 24 children in a class. One third of them went to the library, and one fourth of them went to the garden. The rest stayed in the classroom. How many children stayed in the classroom?
What are 10 children?
Two thirds is the same as ___ ?/ninths?
What is 6/9?
Robert made two pizzas: pepperoni and cheese. He cut the pepperoni into 10 slices and the cheese pizza into 8 slices. He ate half of the pepperoni and a fourth of the cheese pizza. How many SLICES did he eat in all?
What is 7 slices?
What does the numerator tell you?
*It tells how many equal parts of a whole are taken.
*It tells the number to be divided by the denominator.
Write these fractions in order from least to greatest: 11/12, 9/10, 4/5, 5/6
4/5, 5/6, 9/10, 11/12
Nine out of 10 dentists recommend using a special toothbrush. If there are 100 dentists at a meeting, how many of them would recommend using the special toothbrush?
What is 90?
Three fourths is the same as ___ ?/16?
What is 12/16?
At a school, they were making a new playground. They made half the playground with grass, and half of it with blacktop. Half of the blacktop was basketball courts. What fraction of the whole playground was basketball courts?
What is 1/4?
What does the word equivalent mean?