Vocabulary Fun!
What is an IMPROPER FRACTION? Give an example.
An Improper Fraction is when you have a fraction where the top number is bigger than the bottom number.
Can you add the add the values 1.34 Lb and 0.46 Lb? Why or why not?
Yes you can add the two values together because they both have the same units of pounds.
What does it mean to make a LEAST COMMON DENOMINATOR when making equivalent fractions?
Possible Answer:
When making equivalent fractions, creating a least common denominator means making sure your denominators are as small as they can be while still being able to add the two fractions together.
Turn the IMPROPER FRACTION of 7/5 into a MIXED NUMBER.
1 and 2/5
Solve the expression:
1 and 3/4 + 3 and 1/2
Answer: 4 and 1/4
What does the word MIXED NUMBER mean? Give an example
Mixed Number- When you have at least one whole and pieces of a whole at the same time.
Ex. 1 and 3/4
Can you add the two values together: 3.49 Gallon and 4.6 Liters? Why or why not?
No you cannot add them together because they have different units with one being Gallons and the other is Liters.
What is the least common denominator for the following fractions:
1/4 and 1/6
Answer:
The least common denominator for the fractions is 12
SIMPLIFY this fraction: 2 and 3/6
2 and 1/2
Solve the expression:
3 and 1/5 - 2 and 1/4 =
Answer: 19/20
What does the term EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS mean?
Equivalent Fractions- This is the process of taking two fractions with unlike units and turning them into fractions with the same denominator by changing both the numerator and denominator using multiplication.
Name at least 3 units to measure LENGTH
Possible answers:
Centimeter, Inch, Foot, Yard, Meter, Mile
Change the following decimal numbers into fraction numbers
1.5 , $5.60 , $11. 37
Answers:
1 and 1/2 , 5 and 60/100 , 11 and 37/100
SIMPLIFY the fraction: 6 and 8/10
6 and 4/5
Jessica picks 1 and 2/5 kilograms (kg) less oranges in the morning than she does in the afternoon. If Jessica picks 2 and 1/4 kg in the morning, how many kilograms of oranges does she pick in the afternoon? Explain your answer using words, pictures or equations.
Answer: Jessica picks 3 and 13/20 kg of oranges in the afternoon.
Part One: What is a NUMERATOR and what doe it represent?
Part Two: What is a DENOMINATOR and what does it represent?
A numerator is the top number in a fraction and it represents how many pieces of a whole we have.
A denominator is the bottom number in a fraction and it represents how many pieces are needed to make up a whole.
Name at least 4 units to measure WEIGHT
Possible Answers:
Milligram, Gram, Kilogram, Ounce, Pound, Ton
What does the word SIMPLIFY mean?
Simplify the following fraction: 6/18
Possible Answer:
Simplifying is when you take a fraction and you minimize it to the smallest whole numbers for both the Numerator and the Denominator.
Answer: 1/3
Turn the IMPROPER FRACTION of 53/8 into a MIXED NUMBER.
6 and 5/8
A baker buys a 5 pound (lb) bag of sugar. She uses 1 and 2/3 lb to make some muffins and 2 and 3/4 lb to make a make. How much sugar does she have left?
Answer 7/12 lb
What does each letter in PEMDAS stand for?
P- Parentheses
E- Exponents
M- Multiplication
D- Division
A- Addition
S- Subtraction
Name at least 5 units to measure CAPACITY.
Possible Answers:
Ounce, Pint, Quart, Gallon, Milliliter, Liter, Cups
Janice picked 5 and 3/10 kilograms (kg) of peaches but 1.5 kg were rotten and had to be thrown away. How many kilograms of peaches were not rotten? Write an equation that shows how you reached your answer.
Out of all the peaches Janice picked, 3 and 4/5 kg were not rotten.
Turn the IMPROPER FRACTION of 113/12 into a MIXED NUMBER
9 and 5/12
Jessica bought 5 and 1/2 kilograms (kg) of plant food. She used 2 and 2/3 kg on her orange tree and 1/5 on her lettuce plant. How many kilograms of plant food does she have left?
(Hint: This is a two step problem)
How much plant food Jessica has left: 2 and 19/30