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
Where is the coldest recorded temperature on earth?
Antarctica (it was -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit)!!!
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.
When is the first day (month and day) of winter this year?
December 21
3/4 ÷ 2/5
15/8 = 1 7/8
3 4/5÷ 1/3
What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
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
What is the most popular winter holiday cookie in the US?
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
3/4 divided by 3/4
1
5 1/4÷ 1/4
21