Theoretical questions
What is a fraction?
a part of a whole
Rewrite improper fraction as mixed number:
23/6
3 5/6
Compare the following numbers:
8/11
and
7/11
8/11 > 7/11
What are two ways to read this number:
0.6
six tenth or zero point six
What is numerator and what is denominator?
Numerator is a number on the top of the fraction which shows how many pieces of a whole we take.
Denominator is a number on the bottom of the fraction which shows how many pieces there are, in general.
Rewrite improper fraction as mixed number:
29/8
3 5/8
Compare the following numbers:
1/9
and
1/12
1/9 > 1/12
Every digit in a number has its own place. How do we call them:
321.064
3 - hundreds
2- tens
1- units
0 - tenths
6- hundredths
4 - thousandths
What is improper fraction?
A fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator
Rewrite mixed number as improper fraction:
8 8/11
96/11
Compare the following numbers:
5/6
and
3/4
5/6 > 3/4
0.26*10 = ?
2.6
What are equivalent fractions?
Fractions that look different but show exactly the same amount
Rewrite mixed number as improper fraction:
9 4/9
85/9
Compare the following numbers:
8/12
and
7/14
8/12 > 7/14
0.7:10 = ?
0.07
What are powers?
Power is a way to show repeated multiplication
Compare the following numbers:
2 2/5
and
34/10
34/10> 2 2/5
Compare the following numbers:
1 1/12
and
7/4
1 1/12 < 7/4
0.02306*108 = ?
2 306 000