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How can you make a whole number into a fraction?
Put the whole number over 1
What is 5/12 X 3?
5/4 or 1 and 1/4
2 and 2/5 X 1/3
12/15 or 4/5
How do you convert a mixed number to an improper fraction?
PM - multiply the whole number and denominator and add the numerator; put that number over the denominator
Compare the following using greater than, less than or equal to:
4/9 X 3/8 will be ____ 3/8.
greater than
Why is it important to divide counters into groups that each have the same number?
Fractions describe equal parts.
Ted runs 4/5 miles. His teacher runs 6 times that distance each day. How many miles does Ted's teacher run?
4 and 4/5
Lisa is making a jacket and a skirt. She needs 2 and 3/4 yards of material for the jacket and 1 and 1/2 yards of material for the skirt. Altogether, how much yards of material does Lisa need?
4 and 1/4 yards
Compare the following using greater than, less than or equal to:
7/8 X 3/5 will be ______ 3/5.
less than
Compare the following using greater than, less than or equal to:
2/3 X 5/5 will be _____ 2/3
equal to
What is 2/3 X 9?
6
Patty wants to run 5/6 of a mile every day for 5 days. Keisha wants to run 3/4 of a mile every day for 6 days. Who will run the greater distance?
Keisha
After you find your answer, what is it important to do?
Simplify
Compare the following using greater than, less than or equal to:
5 X 1/3 will be _____ 1/3.
greater than
Area =
Lengths X Width
What is 5/8 X 24?
15
It takes Ivy 45 minutes to complete his science homework. It takes him 2/3 as long to complete his math homework.How long does it take Ivy to complete his math homework?
30 minutes
In a word problem, after you simplify your answer, what is it important to do?
label the answer (yards, baseball cards, stickers, etc)
Any fraction times 1 will be ...
that fraction
In order to compare the size of fractions, you multiply the first set of fractions and then use ____ to solve for the product of the first set and the fraction being compared
cross multiplication (cross the swords)
What is 7/8 X 4/5?
28/40 or 7/10
What is 1/7 X 30?
30/7 or 4 and 2/7
What if Anna wanted the area of the floor to be 54 square feet and the width still to be 2/3 of the length? What would the dimensions of the floor?
6 feet by 9 feet
A class collected 2 and 3/4 bags of canned goods during the first week. Next week, the class collected 1 and 3/4 times as many bags as the first week. How many bags of canned goods have they collected in all?
4 and 13/16
3/4 X 16
12