Numerators
What is the top of a fraction called?
Numerator
In November, all the leaves were falling off the trees and making a huge mess. Vince worked 1/4 hour one day raking the leaves on his front lawn. He worked 3/4 hours the next day. How many hours did Vince slave away raking leaves on his lawn?
What is 4/4 hours, or 1 hour.
Decompose the fraction 7/12 into two fractions.
Answers vary.
5/12 + 2/12 ex.
How would you read 3/12 + 2/12 = 5/12?
"three twelfths plus two twelfths equals five twelfths"
Rosario helped her mother with the laundry. She did 1/8 of it on Monday and 3/8 of it on Tuesday. What fraction of the laundry had she done?
What is 4/8 or 1/2 of the laundry.
Is 4/5 + 2/5 equivalent to 5/5 - 1/5? Explain.
No. 4/5 + 2/5 = 6/5 and 5/5 - 1/5 = 4/5
What does sum mean?
What is to add.
What is 12/15 - 2/15? In simplest form?
What is 10/15 or 2/3.
7/12 = 4/12 + 2/12 + ______?
1/12
During lunch recess, Ms. Day and Ms. Law decided to have a race. Ms. Day ran 13/18 of a mile, and Ms. Law ran 7/18 of a mile. How much farther did Ms. Day run than Ms. Law?
What is 5/18 or 1/3 of a mile.
Use a number line to show 6/6 -4/6.
Number line shows answer = 2/6
When 9/16 and 5/16 are added together, do they equal 7/8? Explain your reasoning.
What is yes, because 9/16 + 5/16 = 14/16, when 14/16 is reduced to simplest form, it is equal to 7/8.
On Monday through Saturday, it rained 3/8 inches. On Sunday, the total rainfall for the week was 7/8 inches. How much rain fell on Sunday alone?
What is 4/8 or 1/2 inches.