Fraction Words
The numerator is the number that is __________ the division bar in a fraction.
above
If you are dividing a whole number by a fraction you must first do what to the whole number?
Put a 1 underneath it to make it a fraction.
1/2 ÷ 4
1/8
Select <, >, or =.
4.75 ___ 4 3/4
=
1 2/3 ÷ 1/5
1/3
The denominator is the number that is ________ the division bar in a fraction.
below
When dividing fractions, what do you do to the first fraction in the problem?
KEEP it the same.
1/5, 0.3, 10/15, and 29/40
3/4 ÷ 2/5
15/8 = 1 7/8
3 4/5÷ 1/3
6/24. Write this fraction in simplest form.
1/4
When dividing fractions, what do you do to the division sign?
Change it to multiplication.
1/3 ÷ 4
1/12
4/7 ÷ 2/3
12/14 = 6/7
1/6 ÷ 3 2/3
3/66 or 1/22
An equivalent fraction is one that is...
(choose one)
a. small
b. equal
c. not equal
b. equal
When dividing fractions, what must you do to the second fraction in the problem?
Find its reciprocal or flip it
2 ÷ 1/4
8
5/9 ÷ 1/2
10/9 = 1 1/9
3/4 ÷ 6. Simplest form.
1/8
The quotient is the ___________ to a division problem.
answer
What is the 3-word rule used to remember how to divide fractions?
Keep, Change, Flip
Keep the first fraction
Change division to multiplication
Flip the second fraction (the reciprocal)
1/4 ÷ 2
1/8
2 1/10 ÷ 1 1/5. Simplest form.
7/4
5 1/4÷ 1/4
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