Vocabulary
What word means: The number on the bottom of the fraction, and shows the total number of equal parts in the whole.
Denominator
Is 3/3 equal to one whole?
Yes
Sam ate 2 out of 6 cookies before he read his book, and ate another 3 afterward. What fraction did he eat?
5/6
Michael cuts a pie into 8 equal pieces. He gives 2 pieces to Kyvhan, 1 piece to Jacob, and 3 pieces to himself. How much of the pie is remaining?
2/8
Write an equivalent fraction for 1/3?
2/6
What word means: The number on the top of a fraction that represents the number of counted parts.
Numerator
If a circle is partitioned into eighths. What is the unit fraction that represents each part of the whole?
1/8
Max ate 2 pieces of pie. The pie had 8 slices. What fraction is leftover?
6/8
Natali has 2 pies. She cuts them into fourths. How many 1/4 pieces of pie does Natali have?
8
Write an equivalent fraction for 3/6?
1/2
What does it mean to partition something?
To cut a whole into equal parts.
If a rectangle is partitioned into 8 equal parts and 3 equal parts are shaded. What is the fraction for the part unshaded?
5/8
Jose made a pizza. He cut it into 8 slices. Phoebe ate 3 slices. Daphne ate 2 slices. What fraction of pizza is left for Jose to eat?
3/8
Elisa has 12 pies. She cuts each in half. How many halves does Elisa have?
24
Write an equivalent fraction for 6/8?
3/4
What vocabulary term means: A fraction that shows what each part of the whole equals.
Unit Fraction
Divine bakes a cake with 6 slices. If her family eats 4 slices, what fraction of the cake is remaining?
2/3
If you had a candy bar and gave away 3/8 to one friend and 2/8 to another friend, how much would you have left?
You would have 3/8 left.
Maelee bought a big cookie to share with her friends. She has 3 friends. What fraction will each friend get if Maelee also gets a piece?
1/4
Write an equivalent fraction for 4/6?
2/3
The same number as the numerator and denominator
One or One Whole
If a circle is partitioned into thirds and 2 equal parts are shaded. what is the fraction of the par shaded?
2/3
Damian bakes brownies and there are 10 pieces. His sister eats 1 piece, his brother eats 3 pieces and his mom eats 1 piece. What fraction of the brownies are remaining?
5/10 or 1/2
Matthew has a birthday cake. He cuts it into 12 pieces. What would the unit fraction be for his cake?
1/12
Write an equivalent fraction for 8/8?
1 whole