Fraction Questions
0.75 = what fraction?
75/100
2/3 + 1/3
3/3 or 1 whole
2/10
1/5 , 4/20
3/4 + 2/4
1 1/4
What is a denominator?
The number below the line in a fraction.
Represents the total.
What is a unit fraction?
A fraction with a numerator of "1" that shows the smallest part of the whole
8/9 + 2/9
(answer must be given as a mixed number)
1 1/9
Are 1/3 and 6/21 equivalent?
Explain how you know.
No, they are not
1/3 is equivalent to 6/18
1 1/2 + 1 1/2
3
What is a numerator?
The number above the line in a fraction.
Represents how many pieces of the whole.
What does "decomposing fractions" means?
To break fractions down into smaller pieces
20/10 + 10/10
(answer must be given as a whole number)
3
(30/10 = 3 whole)
Are 3/12 and 15/60 equivalent?
Explain how you know.
Yes
I can multiply 3x5 to get a numerator of 15 and 12x5 to get a denominator of 60.
2 1/8 + 1 6/8
3 7/8
Do you subtract denominators?
NO!
6/10 + 23/100
83/100
4/6 + 10/6
(answer must be given as a mixed number)
2 2/6
(14/6)
7/21 = x/x
(The answer will be a unit fraction)
1/3
3 2/5 - 1 3/5
1 4/5
What does equivalent mean?
Equal in value or the same in value.
8/10 + 5/100 + 1/10
95/100
16/50 + 34/50
(answer must be given as a whole number)
1 whole
(50/50)
Explain the "multiplication strategy" for finding equivalent fractions in one complete sentence.
To find an equivalent fraction, you can multiply the numerator and the denominator by the same number.
4 2/3 - 2 1/3
2 1/3
Fractions represent which of the four operations?