Vocabulary
What do we call the number on top of a fraction?
Numerator
Name an equivalent fraction for 1 whole.
Answers will vary - possible answers 2/2, 3/3, 4/4, 5/5, 6/6
1/3 = ?/12
4
1/3 = 2/?
6
True or false?
2/4 = 4/8
True
What do we call the number on the bottom of a fraction?
Denominator
Name an equivalent fraction for 1/2.
Answers will vary. Possible answers - 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 50/100
4/5 = ?/10
8
5/10 = 50/?
100
True or false?
6/12 = 7/16
False
What is an equivalent fraction?
Two fractions that are equal
Name an equivalent fraction for 1/3.
Answers will vary. Possible answers - 2/6, 3/9, 4/12, 5/15
6/12 = ?/6
3
1/9 = 2/?
18
Is an eighth or tenth bigger?
What is simplest form?
Simplest form is when fractions are expressed in the fewest number of pieces - when the numbers cannot be simplified further
Name an equivalent fraction for 10/40.
2/5 = ?/50
20
3/4 = 9/?
12
True or false?
All fractions are less than one whole.
False
What is a unit fraction?
A unit fraction has only 1 part of a whole (Examples: 1/7, 1/4, 1/10)
Name an equivalent fraction for 9/12.
Answers will vary. Possible answers - 3/4, 6/8, 18/24
3/5 = ?/100
60
8/10 = 16/?
20
Which of the following are equivalent?
1/4 2/3 2/8 3/5 3/12
1/4 = 2/8 = 3/12