Comparing Fractions/ Fraction Landmarks
Equivalent Fractions
Fraction Word Problems
Fraction Vocab
Adding or subtracting fractions
100
Replace the blank with < , > , or = 1/4 ____ 5/6
1/4 < 5/6
100

Is 2/5 equivalent to 1/2

no

100

Paula ate 1/2 of a 16-piece cake, and Catherine ate 5/16 of a cake the same size as Paula's. Who ate more cake?

Paula

100
what is a FRACTION?
Pieces or parts of a whole
100

 1/9 + 2/9 =

3/9

200

Write these fractions in order from greatest to least: 1/10, 5/10, 9/10, 2/10

9/10, 5/10, 2/10, 1/10

200
Is 2/3 equivalent to 4/6?

yes

200

Jen read 2/5 of the book last night.  How much more of the book does she need to read?

3/5

200
What is the top number called?
Numerator
200

12/15 - 4/15=

8/15

300
Replace the blank with <, >, or = 2/4 ___ 4/8
2/4 = 4/8
300

Is 1/4 equivalent to 3/12?

yes

300

Ms. K gave away 3/9 of her pizza to Mr. Bacon and 5/9 of her pizza to Mrs. Baer. What fraction of her pizza does Ms. K have left?

1/9

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
300

13/18 + 2/18

15/18

400
Replace the blank with <, >, or = 2/3 ___ 4/10
2/3 > 4/10
400

Robert made two pizzas: pepperoni and cheese. He cut the pepperoni into 10 slices and the cheese pizza into 8 slices. He ate half of the pepperoni. How many SLICES did he eat in all?

5 slices

400
What does the numerator tell you?
It counts how many pieces you have.
400

20/25 - 12/25

8/25

500

Write these fractions in order from least to greatest: 11/12, 4/12, 9/12, 5/12

4/12, 5/12, 9/12, 11/12

500
What does the word equivalent mean?
Equal amounts but in a different way.