Faction Language
What is the top number of a fraction called?
Numerator
7 x 5/6
35/6
2/4 + 2/4
4/4 = 1
6/8 - 4/8
2/8
2/10 + 8/10
10/10 = 1
What is the bottom number of a fraction called?
Denominator
5 x 5/8
25/8
3/5 + 4/5
7/5
7/10 - 6/10
1/10
60/100 + 39/100
99/100
What is the name for the fraction bar?
1 x 5 x 3/7
18/7
3 + 5/6
3 5/6
8 5/7 - 5 2/7
3 3/7
3/10 + 4/100
34/100
Based on our 4th grade standard, what do we need to make sure we do to add or subtract fractions?
We need to make sure the denominator is the same (or common).
4 x 3 x 2/4
24/4
4 + 3 + 7/8
7 7/8
3 4/12 - 2 6/12
10/12
5/10 + 50/100
100/100 or 10/10 = 1
When the numerator is larger than the denominator, we call this...
A fraction greater than 1.
3/9 x 2 x 3
18/9
5 2/3 + 3 2/4
8 14/12 = 9 2/12
5 - 2 3/10 - 1 2/10
2 1/10
3/10 + 3/100 + 7/10
103/100