Vocabulary
In a fraction, this is the name for the number on the bottom
What is the denominator?
On a number line from 0 to 1, the point exactly in the middle represents this fraction.
What is one-half (or 1/2)?
This fraction is equivalent to $1/2$ and has a denominator of 4.
What is $2/4$?
Between 1/4 and 3/4, this fraction is the largest.
What is 3/4?
Sarah ate half of her sandwich and Bobby ate 2/4 of his. They ate the same amount because these fractions are _______.
What is equivalent?
This part of the fraction tells you how many pieces are being counted or shaded.
What is the numerator?
If a number line between 0 and 1 is split into 3 equal sections, these are the two fractions you would mark between the endpoints.
What are 1/3 and 2/3?
True or False: 2/6 is equivalent to 1/3.
What is True?
When the denominators are the same, you look at this part of the fraction to see which is larger.
What is the numerator?
A box of crayons has 8 crayons. If 3 are broken, this fraction represents the broken crayons.
What is 3/8?
If a pizza is cut into 4 equal slices, this is the fraction used to describe one slice.
What is one-fourth (or 1/4)?
This number is always found at the same spot as 4/4 on a number line.
What is 1?
Any fraction where the numerator and denominator are the same (like 8/8) is equal to this whole number.
What is 1?
If two fractions have the same numerator (like 1/2 and 1/8), the one with the smaller denominator is actually the ______ piece.
What is larger?
A garden is divided into 4 equal sections. One section has carrots and one section has peas. This is the fraction of the garden that has vegetables.
What is 2/4 (or 1/2)?
A fraction where the numerator is 1 (like 1/2 or 1/8) is called this type of fraction.
What is a unit fraction?
To represent eighths on a number line, you must draw this many equal spaces between 0 and 1.
What is 8?
This fraction is equivalent to $1/2$ and has a numerator of 5.
What is 5/10?
Use a comparison symbol ($<, >, =$ ) to compare 2/3 and 2/6.
What is 2/3 > 2/6?
If you have 6 apples and give 6 away, this is the fraction of apples you gave away.
What is 6/6 (or 1 whole)?
If a shape is divided into 6 equal parts and 5 are shaded, this is the fraction of the shape that is not shaded.
What is one-sixth (or 1/6)?
On a number line, if you start at 0 and move 5 jumps of $1/6$, you land on this fraction.
What is 5/6?
To find an equivalent fraction for 1/4, you can multiply both the top and bottom by 2 to get this.
What is 2/8?
Which is smaller: 3/8 or 3/4?
What is 3/8?
Mike ran 4/8 of a mile and Jen ran 4/6 of a mile. This person ran the furthest.
Who is Jen?