Fractions Review for ELLs

Fractions Vocabulary

100

• ____________ fractions have the same value. 

 Equivalent

200

• To create equivalent fractions, you multiply or divide the ____________ and the _____________ by the __________ number.

numerator, denominator, same

300

• To simplify a fraction, you divide the numerator and the denominator by their __________ ___________ ___________ .  

 Greatest common factor

400

• The _________ __________ __________ is the smallest multiple that two numbers share.

Least common multiple

500

• To add or subtract the fractions, the ________________ must be the ___________ .

denominators, same

Equivalent Fractions / Simplifying Fractions

100

Create an equivalent fraction to 6/8.  

Possible answers: 3/4, 12/16, 60/80

200

Simplify the fraction 8/24. 

The simplified form is 1/3.

400

• Create an equivalent fraction to 1/3. Explain your solution.  

The equivalent fraction to 1/3 is 2/6. To create an equivalent fraction, I multiply the numerator and denominator by 2.

500

• Simplify the fraction 4/8. Explain your solution.

The simplified form is ½. To simplify 4/8, I divide the numerator and numerator by their greatest common factor.

Adding / Subtracting Fractions

100

Add 3/8 and 4/8. Explain your answer.  

The answer is 7/8. Because the denominators are the same, we add the numerators.

200

• To add or subtract the fractions with unlike denominators, first, we must find the ___________ ___________ ____________ of the denominators. 

Least common multiple / denominator

300

Add 2/3 and 4/5. 

The answer is 22/15 or 1 and 7/15.

400

• Subtract 6/7 – 2/14. 

The answer is 5/7.

500

• Add 1/2 and 1/3. Explain your solution. 

The sum is 5/6. First, I find the least common multiple of 2 and 3. The LCM is 6. Second, I create equivalent fractions. Then, I add the fractions. Finally, I simplify the fraction.