Change to a Mixed Number
2 1/3
7/3
8/3
2 2/3
6/12
1/2
2/7 x 5
1 3/7
8/15 divided by 4
8/60 or 2/15
The top number in a fraction is called the...
Numerator
John has 12 pounds of dog food and is going to separate it into 3/4 pound portions. How many portions of dog food will he have?
16
1 3/4
7/4
24/6
4
8/24
1/3
8/9 x 7/8
56/72 or 7/9
1 3/4 divided by 2/3
2 5/8
To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms...
Simplify or Simplest Form
A container has 3 3/8pounds of flour/Mr. Wright gives each member of his cooking class 3/16 pound of flour, which empties the container. How many people are in Mr. Wright’s class?
18
6 1/2
13/2
25/6
4 1/6
14/35
2/5
3/5 x 4/9
12/45
2 5/8 divided by 1/2
5 2/8 or 5 1/4
A fraction with the numerator bigger than the denominator
Improper Fraction
Mia has 7/8 pound of bird food. She puts an equal portion into 4 bird feeders. How much bird food, in pounds, does she put into each bird feeder?
7/32
8 5/7
61/7
48/7
6 6/7
15/33
5/11
3 3/4 x 3 5/8
13 19/32
4 1/2 divided by 1 2/3
2 7/10
A number that contains a whole number and a fraction
Mixed Number
Logan bought 15 balloons. Four-fifths of the balloons are purple. How many of the balloons are purple?
12
9 4/7
67/7
96/5
19 1/5
18/64
9/32
4 5/6 x 5 6/7
28 13/42
2 1/4 Divided by 1 1/2
1 6/12 or 1 1/2
Two fractions that represent the same amount
Equivalent Fractions
A container has 17 1/2 cups of lemonade. Asher gives each of his classmates 5/6 of a cup of lemonade. He gives away all of the lemonade. How many classmates does Asher give lemonade to?
21