Comparing Fractions
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Fraction Word Problems
Fraction Vocab
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Compare these fractions:

1/4 ____ 5/6

1/4 < 5/6

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3/7 + 6/7 =

9/7 or 1 2/7

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Write two fractions that are equivalent to 1/2 and draw a picture. 

Examples:

2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10

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Beth walked 9 3/4 miles at dinner time. Annie walked 8 1/4 miles. How many more miles did Beth walk than Annie? 

You need an equation, answer, and answer statement!

9 3/4 - 8 1/4 = 1 2/4

Beth walked 1 2/4 more miles than Annie.

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what is a FRACTION?
Pieces or parts of a whole
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Compare these fractions:

9/12 ____ 3/8

9/12 > 3/8

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27/37 - 18/37 = 

9/37

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1/3 = __/6

Draw a picture to support your answer.

2/6

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Candy had 1 4/12 pieces of her chocolate bar for lunch. She then had another 6 2/12 pieces at dinner. How much did Candy eat all together?

You need an equation, answer, and answer statement!

1 4/12 + 6 2/12 = 7 6/12


Candy ate 7 6/12 pieces all together. 

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What is the top number called?
Numerator
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Compare these fractions:

 2/4 ___ 4/8

2/4 = 4/8

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11/9 + 12/9 =

22/9 or 2 4/9

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1/4 = __/12

Draw a picture to support your answer. 

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Ms. K bought pizza for her dinner. She had 6 3/5 pieces left over. She gave away 2/5 of her pizza to Mr. Bacon and 1/5 of her pizza to Mrs. Baer. How much pizza does Ms. K have left?

You need an equation, answer, and answer statement!

6 3/5 - 2/5 - 1/5 = 6 

Ms. K has 6 pieces of pizza left. 

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What does the bottom number (denominator) tell you?
1.) How many pieces there are in a whole 2.) How many times you've split the whole 3.) What type of fractional piece you have
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Compare these fractions

 2/3 ___ 4/10

2/3 > 4/10

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17/20 - 6/20 =

11/20

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Write and draw two fractions that are equivalent to 3/4.

Examples:

6/8, 9/12, 12/16

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Jennifer and Eric went to the apple orchard to pick apples. Jennifer picked 1 3/8 more pounds of apples than Eric. Eric picked 5 2/8 pounds of apples. How many pounds of apples did Jennifer pick?

You need an equation, answer, and answer statement!

5 2/8 + 1 3/8 = 6 5/8

Jennifer picked 6 5/8 pounds of apples. 

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What does the numerator tell you?
It counts how many pieces you have.
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Compare these fractions:

4/12 ___ 8/12

4/12 < 8/12

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39/10 + 8/10 =

47/10 or 4 7/10

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Are 7/9 and 3/6 equivalent? 

Why or why not? 

No, they are NOT equivalent. 

I know this because I cannot multiply anything by 3 to get 7, or 6 to get 9. 

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At a school, they were making a new playground and wanted a basketball court, the gaga ball pit, and a playset. They had 7 6/12 yards to work with. The basketball court took up 3 3/12 yards and the gaga all pit took up 1 1/12. How many yards do they have left for the playset?

7 6/12 - 3 3/12 - 1 1/12 = 3 2/12


They have 3 2/12 yards left over for the play set. 

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What does the word equivalent mean?
Equal amounts but in a different way.
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