4th Grade Fraction Review

Simplifying Fractions

100

Simplify 

8/16 

1/2

200

Simplify 

8/12

2/3

300

Simplify

21/35

3/5

400

Simplify 

18/24

3/4

500

Simplify

28/36

7/9

Equivalent Fractions

100

Fill in the blank:

3/5 is equivalent to ____/15

9/15

200

7/9 is equivalent to 14/____

14/18

300

1/3 is equivalent to ____ / 12

4/12

400

2/5 is equivalent to ______/15?

6/15

500

___/8 is equivalent to 1/4 and 4/16.

2/8

Adding Like Denominators

100

2/8 + 3/8 =

5/8

200

13/15 - 10/15=

*** Simplify your answer ***

1/5

300

Charles walked 2/10 of a mile from his house to his friend's house. Then he and his friend walked 3/10 of a mile to the mall. How far did Charles walk from his house to the mall?

1/2 of a mile

400

2/7 + 4/7

6/7

500

8/15 + 4/15

** Simplify your answer ***

4/5

Subtracting Like Denominators

100

6/6 - 1/6

5/6

200

5/8 - 1/8

*** Simplify ***

1/2

300

6/9- 3/9

***Simplify***

1/3

400

7/12 - 4/12

*** Simplify***

1/4

500

12/18 - 6/18

*** Simplify ***

1/3

Fraction Vocab

100

What is a FRACTION/ What does a fraction represent?

Pieces or parts of a whole

200

What is the top number called?

Numerator

300

What does the bottom number (denominator) tell you?

1.) How many pieces there are in a whole 2.) How many times you've split the whole 3.) What type of fractional piece you have

400

What does simplifying a fraction mean?

Re-writing the fraction using easier (simpler) numbers.

500

When we are making equivalent fractions (or simplifying), does the AMOUNT the fraction represents change?

Example: 3/12 = 1/4. Are these different amounts?

NO! We are just changing the SIZE OF THE PIECES.