Equivalent Fractions
Compare the following fractions: 5/9 and 5/12
5/9 is greater than 5/12
4/5 is a(n) _________ fraction. How do you know?
PROPER FRACTION
the numerator is smaller than the denominator. A proper fraction is less than a whole.
Miss. Lindsay and Miss. Steiger were sharing popcorn. Miss. Lindsay ate 3/8 of the bag and Miss. Steiger ate 2/4 of the bag. Who ate more popcorn?
Miss. Steiger
13/7 is a(n) ______________ fraction? How do you know?
IMPROPER FRACTION
The numerator is greater than the denominator. An improper fraction is greater than a whole.
The 5th grade teachers went on a road trip. (Yes, we need a break!) Miss. Hakes drove 3/15 of the way and Miss. Lindsay drove 8/30 of the way. Did they drive an equivalent distance?
No, Miss. Hakes drove 6/30 and Miss. Lindsay drove 8/30.
There was a pizza in the staff lounge.
The 4th grade teachers ate 6/12 of the pizza and the 5th grade teachers ate 2/4 of the pizza. Who ate more pizza?
Neither - they ate the same amount! 1/2
1/8 is a(n) ________ fraction. How do you know?
UNIT FRACTION
The numerator is 1
Are the following fractions equivalent: 8/36 and 2/9
Yes!
Put the following fractions in order from least to greatest: 3/4, 7/12, 10/24
10/24, 7/12 (14/24), 3/4 (18/24)
6 2/3 is a(n) __________. How do you know?
mixed number
This fraction has a whole and a fraction. This is more than the whole number, but not enough for the next whole number.
Miss. Steiger ran 5/10 of a mile and Miss. Hakes ran 2/4 of a mile. Did they run the same distance?
Yes: 10/20
Simplify the following fraction: 13/17
Put the following fractions in order from least to greatest: 2/3, 5/9, 13/18
5/9 (10/18), 2/3 (12/18), 13/18
1/34 is a(n) ___________. How do you know?
UNIT FRACTION
This is a unit fraction because the numerator is 1.