What is 1/3 + 2/3 ?
3/3 or 1
What is 2/3 - 1/3?
1/3
Fire beats grass.
Grass beats water.
What beats fire?
Water. Pokemon, obviously.
What is 1/2 x 1/2?
1/4
FILL IN THE BLANKS.
When you start with a whole number you end with a __________.
When you start with a unit fraction you end with a ___________.
Whole number
Fraction OR Unit Fraction
What is 1/3 + 1/5?
8/15
What is 9/10 - 2/5?
5/10 = 1/2
Who was the first United States President?
George Washington.
What is 3/5 x 4/5?
12/25
What is 1/5 divided by 6?
1/30
What is 1 2/3 + 5/6?
1 9/6 = 2 3/6 = 2 1/2
What is 7/8 - 1/3?
13/24
World of Warcraft is Mr. Faulk's favorite _____ ______ (two words!).
Video game!
We used two strategies for multiplying fractions. One we called Distributive Property or just Distributive, and the other we called ____________. HINT: Its the name of a type of number that we have been using for weeks.
Improper Strategy. This is when you change the mixed numbers into improper fractions to multiply easier.
What is 5 divided by 1/2?
10
What is 3/8 + 9/10?
102/80 = 1 22/80 = 1 11/40
What is 2 5/6 - 1 1/3?
1 3/6 = 1 1/2
Start with the person who selected this problem and go around the table playing one round of hang man! Every person should get a chance to run a round.
If the table makes 10 wrong guesses, give the answer and move on to the next person.
Once everyone has played, give everyone 400 points. Keep this problem up so your teacher knows what is happening.
Good job!
What is 2 3/5 x 4?
8 12/5 = 10 2/5
What is 8 divided by 1/12?
96
What is 4 1/2 + 7 3/4?
11 5/4 = 12 1/4
REGROUPING
What is 5 1/10 - 1 3/8?
3 58/80 = 3 26/80 = 3 13/20
Who's that pokemon?
What is 4 2/3 x 1/2?
2 2/6 = 2 1/3
What is 1/12 divided by 12?
1/144