Fraction Vocabulary
Factors and Multiples
Equivalent Fractions
Simplest Form
Comparing Fractions
Mixed and Improper Fractions
100
What is a fraction?
Pieces or parts of a whole
100
What are the factors of the number 12?
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
100
What are two fractions that are equivalent to 1/2?
Answers may vary. 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, etc.
100

Write the following fraction in simplest form:

3/12

1/4

100
Use <, > or = to compare the fractions:

1/4 and 5/6.

1/4 < 5/6

100

Use a diagram to draw out 1 and 3/4

See pictures.

200
Where does the numerator go and what does it tell you?
It tells you how many pieces you have, and it goes on top.
200
What are the first five multiples of 6?
0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30
200
1/3 = ?/6
2/6
200

Write the following fraction in simplest form:

8/10

4/5

200
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
200
What is 3 3/4 as an improper fraction?
15/4
300
What does the denominator tell you and where does it go in the fraction?
1.) How many pieces there are in a whole 2.) How many times you've split the whole or 3.) What type of fractional piece you have It goes on the bottom.
300
Is 69 prime or composite? Why?
Composite because it has more than one factor pair. 69: 1, 69, 3, 23
300
1/4 = ?/12
3/12
300

Write the following fraction in simplest form:

18/24

3/4

300
3/6 __ 5/10 <, >, or =
3/6 = 5/10 They are both equivalent to 1/2.
300
What is 17/3 as a mixed number?
5 2/3
400
What is a least common multiple?
The lowest multiple that two numbers have in common. Exp. 4, 6 4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 The least common multiple is 12.
400
Is 11 prime or composite? How do you know?
It is prime. It only has one factor pair-- 1, 11.
400
2/3 = 6/?
6/9
400
What is 40/100 in simplest form?
40/100=2/5 40: 1, 40, 2, 20, 4, 10 100: 1, 100, 2, 50, 4, 25, 5, 20, 10 The greatest common factor is 20.
400
2/3 __ 4/10 <, >, or =
2/3 > 4/10
400

Use a diagram to draw out 4 and 5/6

See pictures.

500
What is a greatest common factor? (write an example)
The highest factor that two numbers have in common. Exp. 4 and 10 4:1, 2, 4 10:1, 10, 2, 5 2 is the greatest common factor
500
Which number is a multiple of 3? 46, 54, 65, 73, 82
54 3 x 18 = 54 (Trick 5+4=9, 9 is a multiple, so 54 is a multiple)
500
3/4 = 12/?
12/16
500

Write the following fraction in simplest form:

56/1000

7/125

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
What is 31/10 as a mixed number?
3 1/10
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