Write two fractions that are equivalent to one half
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, and many more!
100
Paula ate 1/2 of a cake, and Catherine ate 1/3 of a cake the same size as Paula's. Who ate more cake?
Paula
100
what is a FRACTION?
Pieces or parts of a whole
200
Which of these fractions is less than 1/2?
4/6
3/5
2/6
2/6
200
Which is smaller, 5/6 or 5/8?
5/8
200
One third is the same as ____ sixths.
2 sixths
200
Ricky read 2/4 of his book last night. Carlos read 3/8 of his. Who read more of their book last night?
Ricky
200
What is the top number called?
Numerator
300
Replace the blank with <, >, or =
2/4 ___ 4/8
2/4 = 4/8
300
Compare 3/6 and 4/8
3/6 = 4/8
300
1/4 is the same as ___ twelfths (__/12)
3
300
Mr. Ferguson ran 3/4 of a mile last night. Dr. Singleton ran 2/6 of a mile. Who ran a SHORTER distance?
Dr. Singleton
300
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
400
Replace the blank with <, >, or =
2/3 ___ 4/10
2/3 > 4/10
400
There are 24 kids 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 kids stayed in the classroom?
10 kids
400
Two thirds is the same as ___ ninths
6 ninths
400
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?
7 slices
400
What does the numerator tell you?
It counts how many pieces you have.
500
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
500
9 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?
90
500
three fourths is the same as ___ sixteenths
12 sixteenths
500
At a school, they were making a new playground. They made half the playground grass and half of it blacktop. Half of the blacktop was basketball courts. What fraction of the whole playground was basketball courts?