All About Fractions
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Vocabulary
Yes or No
Fraction of...
100
Fractions are another way to write a ______________ number sentence.
Division
100
Mrs. Marchesi has 3 tea sandwiches to share with her 5 friends. How many sandwiches would each person be able to have? Remember to include units!
3/5 of a sandwich
100

A __________________ is a number that has a value less than one

fraction

100

yes or no: 1/6 + 1/6 = 2/12

no

1/6 + 1/6 = 2/6 = 1/3

100

What is 1/4 of 16?

4

200
When adding or subtracting fractions, you need to have ________________ denominators.
common
200

Elizabeth and Eli have a 3oz container of play dough that they need to share equally this weekend. How many ounces would each person be able to have? Remember to include units!

1.5 ounces -or- 11/2 ounces

200
What is the academic vocab word for a fraction with a numerator that is larger than its denominator?
improper fraction
200

yes or no: 3/4 - 1/4 = 1/2

yes

3/4 - 1/4 = 2/4 = 1/2

200

What is 1/3 of 18?

6

300

Why did 1/2 and 1/2 go missing?

They fell in a whole!

300
Tragedy has struck and Mrs. Marchesi has only ONE Monster energy drink left! It's 15 ounces of deliciousness needs to be equally shared over the work week. How many ounces should Mrs. M drink each day if she needs the drink to last all week?
3 ounces every work day
300

What are the words for the top part and the bottom part of a fraction

numerator and denominator

300

yes or no: 2/3 + 1/6 = 5/6

yes

2/3 + 1/6 = 5/6

300

What is 1/2 of 7?

3.5 or 31/2

400
When a fraction can no longer be simplified, we call that _________________ ___________________.
Simplest form
400
Mr. Albanese is running, just for fun. He runs 1 1/2 mile before school and 1 3/4 of a mile after school. How much did he run altogether?
3 1/4 miles
400
What is the academic vocab word for a whole number and a fraction together?
mixed number
400

yes or no: 5/8 - 1/2 = 1/4

no

5/8 - 1/2 = 5/8 - 4/8 = 1/8

400

What is 1/12 of 20?

12/3 or about 1.67

500

When adding or subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, you need to create _________________ _____________________ before solving.


equivalent fractions

500
Mrs. M was making a recipe of cupcakes for her 5th grade class, when Eli snuck up behind her as she was measuring the flour. She started with 1 1/2 cups of flour but spilled 1/8 of a cup on the floor. How much flour did she have left?
1 3/8 cups of flour
500

What operation do you use for "fraction of" problems?

multiplication

500

yes or no: 5/8 + 1/5 = 6/40

no

5/8 + 1/5 = 25/40 + 8/40 = 33/40

500

What is 1/7 of 23

32/7 or about 3.29

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