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7 pies shared equally between 8 friends. How much of the pie would each friend get?
7/8
What do you find to simplify fractions? What is the number called?
GCF
The 5th graders at BWES have to run 2 miles for the "Run a Thon." 3rd grade will run 3/3 of the distance 5th grade runs. Will 3rd grade run more, the same, or less?
Same
Whole numbers / fractions:
12 x 1/2
12/2 or 6
A fraction where the top number is bigger than or equal to the bottom number.
Improper fraction
Write an equation for the following problem:
Three friends share eleven quarts of Koolaid
11/3= 3 2/3
Fractions to mixed numbers:
9/5
1 4/5
The 5th graders at BWES have to run 2 miles for the "Run a Thon." 4th grade will run 3/2 of the distance 5th grade runs. Will 4th grade run more, the same, or less?
More
fractions / fractions
7/8 x 5 =
35/8 or 4 3/8
The top number in a fraction that shows how many parts you have.
Numerator
Find the quotient:
5 divided by 7=
5/7
improper to mixed
67/5
13 2/5
Will the product be less, the same, or greater than 3?
3 times 5/8
Less
Fractions / fractions:
5/8 x 3
15/8 or 1 7/8
The bottom number in a fraction that shows how many total parts there are.
Denominator
Adding Fractions and Mixed numbers:
2 4/5 + 3 5/6=
5 49/30 or 6 19/30
improper to mixed
73/2
36 1/2
Will the product be greater, the same, or less than 6?
6 x 5/4 =
Greater
Mrs. Beasley had 12 bowls of ice cream. Each bowl of ice cream had 3/9 pint of ice cream. How much ice cream did she have altogether?
36/9 or 4
A fraction that represents one part of the whole, usually has a numerator of 1
unit fraction
Subtracting Mixed numbers:
5 1/3 - 2 3/4
2 7/12
What is the number you need to find to make denominators the same when adding and subtracting fractions?
LCM
Mrs. Robinson had 4 chocolate cakes. Mrs. Beasley had 10/10 of the amount of cakes Mrs. Robinson had. How many cakes did Mrs. Beasley have?
4
Susie used 7/12 of the 8 yards of fabric to make a new scarf for the winter. How much fabric did she use?
56/12 or 4 8/12
A number made up of a whole number and a fraction.
Mixed Number