Vocabulary
Top number in a fraction
numerator
1/2 x 3
3/2 = 1 1/2
3 divided by 1/2
6
5/4
1 1/4
24 cars in the parking lot. A fourth of them are blue. How many cars are blue?
24/4 = 6 cars
Denominator
7 divided by 1/3
21
6 x 3/4
18/4 = 4 2/4 = 4 1/2
5 1/3
16/3
6/12 = 1/2
The _______ in a division expression is the same thing as the numerator in a fraction.
Dividend
8/9
2 1/5 x 6
66/5 = 13 1/5
4 2/3
14/3
There are 12 pizzas at the party. If one slice is 1/6 of a whole pizza, how many slices total are there?
72 slices
The ________ in a division expression is the same thing as the denominator in a fraction
divisor
5 1/4 x 3/4
63/16 = 3 15/16
8/9 x 1/8
8/72 = 1/9
11/2
5 1/2
3 1/2 miles is 1/3 of the way around the pond. What is the total distance around the lake?
21/2 = 10 1/2 miles
Improper fraction
2 1/3 divided by 1 1/2
14/9 = 1 5/9
3 1/2 x 2 1/4
63/8 = 7 7/8
15 1/4
61/4
A restaurant has 5 1/2 cups of rice leftover from lunch. If one of their dishes uses 1/4 cup of rice, how many of these dishes can they make?
44/2 = 22 dishes