Vocabulary
What is a fraction?
A part of a whole
Write 3/4 as a sum of unit fractions?
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
1/4 + 2/4 =
3/4
5/6 - 4/6=
1/6
3/4 O 7/8
not equal
The numerator of a fraction represents...
The part of the whole being counted.
Write 2/7 as the sum of unit fractions.
1/7 + 1/7
3/12 + 8/12 =
11/12
7/10 - 4/10 =
3/10
Make 3 equivalent fractions for 1/3
2/6 3/9 4/12 5/15 6/18 ...
The denominator of a fraction represents...
The number of parts the whole is broken up into.
Write 10/12 as the sum of unit fractions.
1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 +1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12
3/8 + 1/8=
4/8 or 1/2
9/12 - 5/12=
(Simplest form only!!!)
1/3
Put each fraction into simplest form:
6/10 5/15 12/24
3/5 1/3 1/2
When a fraction is as small as it can be it is in...
Simplest form
Write 4/8 + 2/8 as the sum of unit fractions.
1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8
2/6 + 2/6 =
(I want the answer in simplest form only!)
2/3
3/4 - 1/4=
(Simplest form!!)
1/2
Put the fractions over a common denominator.
5/8 and 3/4
5/8 and 6/8
This tells the part of the whole that represents one piece and always has a denominator of 1.
Unit fraction
Write 3/10 + 2/10 + 2/10 as a sum of unit fractions.
1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10
1/12 + 7/12 =
(answer in simplest form only)
2/3
9/10 - 5/10=
(Simplest form!!!)
2/5
Order the fractions from least to greatest.
5/6 4/5 3/10
3/10, 4/5, 5/6