Ella used yard of red ribbon. Which fraction is equivalent to
?
2/8
Jen used cup of cereal and
cup of nuts to make trail mix. Her mother asked if she used more cereal or more nuts in the mix. Which statement correctly compares the fractions?
1/2 < 2/3
2/3 > 1/2
What is the word that describes the top of a fraction and what does it represent?
Numerator; the number above the line in a common fraction showing how many of the parts indicated by the denominator are taken, for example, 2 in 2/3.
In the school chorus, of the students are fourth graders. In simplest form, what fraction of the students in the school chorus are fourth graders?
1/6
Brad is practicing the piano. He spends hour practicing scales and
hour practicing the piece for his recital. Which number is a common denominator for
and
?
12
Taylor cuts sheet of construction paper. What fraction is equivalent to
?
3/15
Suki rode her bike mile. Claire rode her bike
mile. Which statement is true?
4/5 > 1/3
1/3 < 4/5
What is the word that describes the bottom of a fraction and what does it represent?
Denominator; the number below the line in a common fraction; the number of pieces a whole is broken into.
Jean made a list of fractions and asked Jason to find the fraction in simplest form. Which fraction should Jason choose?
a. 6/9
b. 4/8
c. 1/9
d. 8/16
c. 1/9
Sam worked on his science fair project for hour on Friday and
hour on Saturday. Which number is a common denominator for
and
?
4
Amy’s banana bread recipe calls for cup of brown sugar. She only has a
cup measure. Which equivalent fraction shows the amount of brown sugar she can use for the recipe?
6/8
Beth uses cup of butter and
cup of yogurt in a muffin recipe. Use < or > to write a statement comparing the fractions.
1/3 > 1/4
Define Fraction.
Part of a whole.
Rory found that of the trading cards in his collection are hockey cards. In simplest form, which fraction of Rory’s cards are hockey cards?
1/3
Lia is helping her grandmother make holiday bags. Each bag has 5 color pencils, and of pencils in each bag are red. What fraction of the pencils in 5 bags is red?
10/25
Alex rode his bike mile to the park. He rode the same distance from the park to the store. Write a fraction that is equivalent to
to show how far Alex rode from the park to the store.
8/10
Nadia is making bread. She mixes cup of milk,
cup of water, and
cup of butter. Write the fractions in order from least to greatest.
1/8, 1/3, 1/2
Define common denominator.
A common multiple of two or more denominators.
In the school band, of the members play the trumpet. In simplest form, what fraction of the band plays the trumpet?
1/4
Morita works in a florist shop and makes flower arrangements. She puts 10 flowers in each vase, and of the flowers are daisies. If Morita makes 4 arrangements, how many daisies does she need?
8
Sandy orders 20 bread rolls for her party, and of the rolls are whole wheat. What other fraction can represent the part of the rolls that are whole wheat?
12/20
Katie is making necklaces. She has yard of blue ribbon,
yard of pink ribbon, and
yard of green ribbon. Write the ribbon lengths in order from the greatest to least.
7/8, 3/4, 1/3
Define benchmark.
A known size or amount that helps you understand a different size or amount.
In the Jones School Library, of the computers have scanners. In simplest form, which fraction of the computers have scanners?
1/2
Ms. Chin buys enough books to make 5 book bags for her children. She puts 6 books in each bag. There are 2 nonfiction books in each bag. What fraction of the total number of books are nonfiction books?
10/30 or 1/3