Meanings of Fractions
Fractions as division
Mixed Numbers and Improper fractions
Estimating fractional amounts
Fractions on a number line and
Extra or missing info
100
What is the numerator in the fraction of 3/5 ?
Three is the numerator
100
4/6
What is 4 divided by 6?
100
Answer: The numerator is greater than the denominator.
What is an improper fraction?
100
Answer: Common fractions used for estimating amounts.
What are benchmark fractions?
100
A number line has been divided between zero and one into 7 equal parts. What denominator would you use for a point on this number line?
7ths or 7
200
What is the denominator in 1/2?
The denominator is 2.
200
5/7
What is five divided by 7?
200
Answer: Consists of a whole number and a fraction.
What is a MIXED NUMBER?
200
What are the 5 benchmark fractions?
1/4 1/3 1/2 2/3 3/4
200
Draw a number line with the whole numbers 0, 1 and 2. Divide each whole into fourths. Place a point on 1 3/4
show your number line.
300
This part tells the number of equal parts the whole is divided into.
What is the denominator?
300
Lauren, Ryley, Mandy, Cate, Kendra and Caitlin are sharing 4 pizzas. How much does each girl get if they are sharing all of the pizza equally.
4/6 or 2/3 of a pizza
300
Draw the mixed number: 2 3/4 Show the teacher your white board.
Draw two whole groups with 4 parts in each. Then draw 3 extra parts.
300
Draw a circle. Shade in approximately 2/3 of it.
Show your drawing to teacher.
300
Anna has $45.75. She went to the store and bought bread, milk, and soup. How much change did she get back?
Missing information is: How much did each item cost?
400
This part tells how many of the equal parts COUNTED.
What is the numerator?
400
Each of 5 candy bars are divided into 4 equal parts. One part from each candy bar was eaten. What fraction was eaten?
5/4 eaten or 1 1/4 eaten
400
What is 7/2 as a mixed number?
3 1/2
400
There were 50 people surveyed about where their ancestors came from. 15 people out of 50 said their ancestors cam from Germany. Approximately what fraction came from Germany?
Approximatly 1/3
400
Karen bought 7 books at the book fair. Each book cost $2.95. Each bookmark cost $1.50. How much did Karen spend on books?
$20.65 spent. The extra info is how much the bookmarks cost.
500
In an egg crate, 7 eggs are missing. What fraction of eggs are remaining?
What is 5/12?
500
If x divided by 9 is less than one, what are the numbers x could be? You must name all of them!
8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0
500
Sara has 45 muffins. She can put 6 in a box. How many boxes will she need? What fraction of a box of muffins will be left?
Sara needs 7 boxes. She will have 3/6 (or 1/2) of a box left.
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