Basics of Denominators
The part of a fraction that represents the total number of equal parts
What is the denominator?
A fractional equivalent for 1 that uses the number 10 as its denominator.
What is 10/10?
To make 1/2 equivalent to 2/4, the numerator and denominator are multiplied by this number.
What is 2?
To add 1/4 and 1/4, the operation needed is this.
What is addition?
If you eat 2 out of 8 slices of a pizza, the fraction of pizza eaten.
What is 1/4?
True or False: A fraction with the same numerator and denominator equals 1
What is true?
The least common denominator of fractions 1/4 and 1/6.
What is 12?
True or False: 4/6 and 2/3 are equivalent fractions.
What is true?
The sum of 2/8 and 3/8.
What is 5/8?
A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. To double the recipe, you need this much sugar
What is 1 cup?
The term used to describe fractions that have the same denominator.
What is like fractions?
To compare fractions such as 2/5 and 3/7, you find this number for both fractions.
What is a common denominator?
The fraction 3/9 simplified to its lowest terms.
What is 1/3?
When adding fractions with unlike denominators, this is the first step.
What is finding a common denominator?
If the common denominator for 1/3 hour and 1/4 hour is needed, it is this number.
What is 12?
The denominator in the fraction 3/8.
What is 8?
Multiply the denominators of 1/3 and 1/5 to find this.
What is a common denominator of 15?
The equivalent fraction of 5/6 when the denominator is 18.
What is 15/18?
The result of 3/5 minus 1/5.
What is 2/5?
You're cutting a cake into thirds but only use 2 pieces; the fraction of the cake left is this.
What is 1/3?
The first step in solving problems with unlike fractions is to find this.
What is a common denominator?
The least common denominator of 3/8, 1/4, and 1/2.
What is 8?
Two fractions that are equivalent to 1/3 other than 2/6 and 3/9.
What are 4/12 and 5/15?
Add 1/4 and 2/3 after finding the common denominator.
What is 11/12?
If a class is split and 3/4 of the students prefer art while 1/4 prefer music, the number of like fractions if another similar class votes the same.
What is 4/8?