Fraction Basics
A fraction is a number that stands for a _____ of a ______ .
part of a whole
1/2 = ?/4
2
What is the most famous fraction?
1/2
Which is greater, 3/4 or 1/4?
3/4
What operation do we use to find simplest form?
Division
The number in a fraction that represents the part of the whole that we are thinking, talking, or asking about.
The numerator.
2/8 = ?/64
16
How do you know when a fraction is equivalent to one whole?
The numerator and denominator are equal.
Which is greater, 2/7 or 2/3?
2/3
How do you know when you've found the simplest form of a fraction?
When there is nothing that the top and bottom can both divide by. (Also known as there is no common factor for the numerator and denominator.)
The number in a fraction that tells us how many parts make up one whole.
The denominator.
Name one fraction that is equivalent to 3/5.
6/10, 15/25, 30/50 or other correct answer.
Name a fraction that falls between 0 and 1/2.
Which is greater, 4/5 or 9/10?
9/10
What is the simplest form of 8/10?
4/5
A fraction is one way to represent what operation?
Division
Which of these is equivalent to 4/12?
3/18
2/6
12/24
2/8
2/6
Name a fraction that falls between 1/4 and 3/4.
1/2 or other correct answer.
Which is greater 9/20 or 5/14?
9/20
What is the simplest form of 15/18?
5/6
Where do fractions fall on the number line?
Between whole numbers.
Give three fractions that are equal to 2/9.
4/18, 6/27, 8/36, 20/90, and other correct answers. There are infinite correct responses!
What do we call a fraction that is larger than one whole?
An improper fraction.
Which is greater, 6/15 or 5/18?
6/15
What is the simplest form of 12/48?
1/4