Vocabulary
Equivalent means......
equal
What you do to the bottom....
You must do to the top!
When you put a fraction in simplest form...
you make it as small as possible.
What do we need to find when looking for common denominators?
Least Common Multiple
Ms. Cable bought 36 boxes of markers. There are 8 packs in each box. About how many markers did she order?
300 markers.
A fraction is...
a part of a whole.
Make 2 equivalent fractions for 1/4.
2/8 3/12 4/16 etc.
In order to put fractions in simplest for you must find the ...
Greatest Common Factor
What is the Least Common Multiple for 3 and 4.
12
45 x 23=
1,035
The part of the whole that is being counted. The op number of the fraction.
What strategy do we use to find out if two fractions are equivalent?
Cross Multiply
What is 4/12 in simplest form?
1/3
Put 2/5 and 2/3 over a common denominator.
6/ 15, 10/15
List the common factors for 12, 24, 36.
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
The denominator is...
The amount of parts that the whole is broken up into. The bottom number of the fraction.
Are 3/6 and 6/8 equivalent?
No
What is 6/10 in simplest form?
3/5
Write 1/4 and 5/6 over a common denominator.
3/12, 10/12
Jaiden has 3,276 Pokémon cards. He wants to divide them up equally between himself, Jacob, Chase, and Fabrizio. How many will each person get?
819
What does GCF and LCM stand for?
Bonus: What are factors?
Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple.
Bonus: Two numbers multiplied together to get a product.
Identify if each set of fractions is equal or not equal.
1) 3/4 O 9/12 2) 2/6 O 4/8
3) 12/24 O 3/9 4) 6/18 O 1/3
1) =
2) not equal
3) not equal
4) =
Tell whether each fraction is in simplest form, if not put it in simplest form.
1) 4/8
2) 9/10
3) 10/12
1) 1/2
2) simplest form
3) 5/6
Write 5/8, 1/3 and 1/2 over common denominators.
15/24, 8/24, 12/24
The entire 4th grade is going on a field trip to St. Augustine. There are 132 kids and 6 teachers and 6 chaperones going on the trip. They will be divided into 4 buses. How many people will be on each bus?
36