Vocabulary
What part of a fraction is the numerator and denominator?
Numerator = top
Denominator = bottom
Improper to Mixed
12/10
1 2/10
Add
1/8 + 3/4
7/8
Subtract
4/5 - 3/15
9/15
Find the LCM of 8 and 12.
24
Write an equivalent fraction for 5/25 using division.
1/5
Mixed to Improper
5 2/3
17/3
Add
1/7 + 3/5
26/35
Subtract
2/8 - 5/40
1/8
Find the GCF of 40 and 24
8
What is the term for a shared denominator between two or more fractions?
Common Denominator
Mixed to Improper
15 2/5
77/5
Add
3/10 + 2/6
19/30
Subtract
5 - 6/10
4 2/5
Compare using > or <:
1/2 and 9/10
1/2 < 9/10
What is the term for reducing a fraction until it cannot be divided anymore?
Simplify
Improper to Mixed
109/9
12 1/9
Add
8 5/8 + 6/16
9
Subtract
1 16/25 - 2/5
1 6/25
Pencils come in packages of 10. Erasers come in packages of 12. Phillip wants to purchase the smallest number of pencils and erasers so that he will have exactly 1 eraser per pencil. How many packages of pencils and erasers should Phillip buy?
Pencils: 6 packages
Erasers: 5 packages
Find the common denominator for 1/8 and 4/7 and write the equivalent fractions for each.
LCM = 56
7/56 and 32/56
Improper to Mixed
2,971/5
594 1/5
Add
3 6/15 + 2 3/10
5 21/30
Subtract
7 3/6 - 4 13/18
2 7/9
Convert into equivalent fractions using common denominator and order from least to greatest:
6/20, 9/25, 3/50, 12/100
3/50, 12/100, 6/20, 9/25
or 6/100, 12/100, 30/100, 36/100