Numerator
What is the top value
8 divided by 1/8
What is 64?
77/10 as a mixed number
7 7/10
Denominator
The bottom number- the value of the whole
Holly has 3 pt of blueberries. She wants to make muffins. Each uses 1/3 of the blueberries. How many pints did she use?
She used 1 pint.
What does KCF stand for?
What is Keep, Change, Flip
2/7 X 2 1/3
What is 2/3?
What is 14/21? (Half)
A fraction is just like a _____________ problem.
What is division?
Edward studies 1 5/6 hours each night. This tells how many hours he will study in 5 nights.
What is 5 1/6 X 5 = 9 1/6 hours?
3/4 X 8
What is 6?
1/6 divided by 5
What is 1/30?
3 1/3 X 1 1/3
10/3 x 4/3
40/9
4 4/9
When the numerator is larger than the denominator
What is an improper fraction?
Barbara lives 12 miles from work. Linda lives 1 3/4 times farther from work than Barbara. This tell how far Linda lives from work.
What is 12 X 1 3/4 = 21 miles?
1/5 divided by 3/7
What is 7/15?
2 1/2 X 2 1/2
5/4 x 5/4
25/20
1 5/20
1 1/4
Simplest form
Using the smallest possible numbers to represent a value; done by dividing the numerator and denomator by the same factor
There are 12 students in a club. 1/3 are in fifth grade and, 1/4 are in sixth grade, 5/12 are in seventh grade. How many students from each grade are in the club?
Fifth grade: 12 x 1/3 = 4 students
Sixth grade: 12 × 1/4 = 3 students
Seventh grade: 12 x 5/12 = 5 students