Drawing (picture) Fractions
Draw 3/8
3 out of 8 are shaded
The top part of a fraction
numerator
1/3 + 1/3 =
2/3
Which is larger? 3/4 or 1/4
How do you know?
3/4
Change the improper fraction into a mixed number.
11/6
1 5/6
Draw 7/9
7 shaded, 9 total
A fraction that shows greater than one whole.
Can be improper or a mixed number
1/4 + 3/4 =
4/4 or 1
Which fraction is larger? 5/6 or 3/6
How do you know?
5/6
Change the improper fraction into a mixed number.
18/9
2
Draw a fraction with a numerator of 2 and a denominator of 4.
2 shaded, total 4
When the numerator is larger than the denominator
improper fraction
2/8 + 7/8=
9/8
Which fraction is larger? 2/5 or 3/5
How do you know?
3/5
Change the improper fraction into a mixed number.
17/8
2 1/8
Draw a fraction with 2 wholes and 1/2 parts.
2 1/2
The bottom part of a fraction.
denominator
8/15 + 10/15 =
18/15
Mr. Hicks had 3/8 of a pizza. Mrs. Boyce had 5/8 of a pizza. Who ate the most? How do you know?
Mrs. Boyce
For a birthday, a family ordered some pizzas to share. Altogether they ate 13/6 of the pizzas. How many whole entire pizzas were did they eat?
They ate 2 whole pizzas.
Draw a fraction with 1 wholes and 1/4 parts.
1 1/4
When the numerator and denominator are the same number.
Whole or 1 whole
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4=?
7/4
Gio ate 3/6 of his pizza. Laura ate 4/8 of her pizza. Both pizzas were the same size, just cut into a different number of slices. Did Gio or Laura eat more pizza? Be ready to explain.
They both ate the SAME amount! Both 3/6 and 4/8 are half (1/2) of a pizza.
For a birthday, a family ordered some pizzas to share. Altogether they ate 13/6 of the pizzas. How much pizza was left over?
1/6 of the total pizzas was left over.