Comparing Fractions
Fractions of a Group
Equivalent Fractions
Fraction Word Problems
Fraction Vocab
100
Replace the blank with < , > , or = 1/4 ____ 5/6
1/4 < 5/6
100
What is 1/4 of 8?
2
100

Write two fractions that are equivalent to one half

2/4, 3/6,  4/8, 5/10 etc

100

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?

Paula

100
what is a FRACTION?
Pieces or parts of a whole
200
What do you need to do first when trying to compare fractions?

Find a common denominator

200
There were 24 kids in a class. Two-thirds of them were boys. What number of the kids were girls?
8 girls
200
One third is the same as ____ sixths.
2 sixths
200

Ricky read 2/4 of a 100 page book. How many pages did he read?

50 pages

200
What is the top number called?
Numerator
300

Replace the blank with <, >, or = 2/4 ___ 4/8

2/4 = 4/8

300
There are 20,000 people in a stadium. Half of them were male. Half of the males wore baseball hats. How many males were wearing baseball hats?
5,000
300
One fourth is the same as ___ twelfths
3
300

Larry gave away 2/5 of his pizza to Barry and 1/5 of his pizza to Harry. What fraction of her pizza does Larry have left?

2/5

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: one mushroom and one just cheese. He cut them both into 8 slices. He ate half of the mushroom and a fourth of the cheese pizza. How many SLICES did he eat in all?

6 slices

400
What does the numerator tell you?
It counts how many pieces you have.
500

If you have the same denominator, the fraction with the _____________ numerator is the largest.

larger

500

What is the process of figuring out 2/3 of 24?

 24 divided by 3 multiplied by 2

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?

1/4

500
What does the word equivalent mean?
Equal amounts but in a different way.
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