Comparing Fractions/ Fraction Landmarks
Replace the blank with < , > , or = 1/4 ____ 5/6
1/4 < 5/6
4/8
1/2
Write two fractions that are equivalent to one half?
1/2 =
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12...
Ms. Manzi ate 5/12 of a candy bar. Ms. Davis ate 2/12 of the candy bar. Who ate more? How much more? How much is left?
Ms. Manzi ate 3/12 more, 5/12 of the candy bar was left.
what is a FRACTION?
less than one whole. (Pieces or parts of a whole)
Write these fractions in order from least to greatest: 1/6, 1/10, 1/4, 1/2
1/10, 1/6, 1/4, 1/2
6/9
2/3
One third is the same as ____ sixths.
1/3 = ?/6
2 sixths
Mrs. Richardson completed a test and got 13/15 correct. What fraction did she get incorrect?
Mrs. Richardson got 2/15 of the test incorrect.
What is the top number called?
Numerator
Replace the blank with <, >, or = 2/4 ___ 4/8
2/4 = 4/8
15/25
3/5
One fourth is the same as ___ twelfths
3
Mrs. Lloyd gave away 2/5 of her pizza to Mrs. Woods and 1/5 of her pizza to Mrs. Smith. What fraction of her pizza does Mrs. Lloyd have left? What fraction did she give away?
Mrs. Lloyd has 2/5 of her pizza left. She gave away 3/5 of her pizza.
What does the bottom number (denominator) tell you?
How many pieces or parts in all. Total parts
Replace the blank with <, >, or = 2/3 ___ 4/10
2/3 > 4/10
32/5
6 2/5
Mr. Hall 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 and a fourth of the cheese pizza. How many SLICES did he eat in all?
Mr. Hall ate 7 slices.
What does the numerator tell you?
It counts how many pieces shaded, colored, eaten, etc.
2 3/5
13/5
three fourths is the same as ___ sixteenths
12 sixteenths
At a school, they were making a new playground. They made half the playground grass and half of it blacktop. Half of the blacktop was basketball courts. What fraction of the whole playground was basketball courts?
1/4 of the playground was basketball courts.
What does the word equivalent mean?
Equal, the same