Fourth grade teachers had a contest. Ms. Brown graded 2/3 of her tests. Ms. Voor graded 3/4 of her tests. Mrs.Hanakis graded 4/6 of her tests. Who graded the most tests?
Ms. Voor
3/4 = ____ + ______
1/4 + 2/4
Name 2 equivalent fractions for 4/12.
What is 2/6 OR 1/3 OR 8/24...
Put these fractions in order from least to greatest. (Hint: Use a number line.) 5/8, 2/4, 9/12.
2/4, 5/8, 9/12
2/6 + 2/6 + 2/6
Ricky read 2/4 of a 100 page book. How many pages did he read?
50 pages
Compare 5/8 and 5/6. Use words or model(s) to show your thinking.
When fractions have the same numerator, the smaller denominator is the larger fraction because the pieces are actually bigger. I only want to share with 6 people instead of 8. I'm hungry!
____ - _____ = 5/10
10/10 - 5/10 = 5/10
8/10 - 3/10 = 5/10
9/10 - 4/10 = 5/10
7/10 - 2/10 = 5/10
6/10 - 1/10 = 5/10
Students in Ms. Jean-Claude's 4th grade class had to memorize 30 vocabulary words. Donald memorized 2/3 of the words in one night. Samaya memorized 12/15 of his words. Donald thinks he memorized more because he is only "one piece away from the denominator". Do you agree with Donald? Why or why not?
What is DISAGREE? Jude memorized 12/15 = 24/30 words. John memorized 2/3 = 20/30 words.
1 1/3 = _____ + _______
2/3 + 2/3
Barry is baking a cake. He needs 6/8 cup of sugar, but he only has a 1/4 measuring cup. How many times will he need to fill the 1/4 cup to equal 6/8 c.?
What is 3 times?
TRUE or FALSE "The greater fraction will ALWAYS have a larger numerator and denominator." Give an example or draw a model to prove your answer.
What is FALSE? Example: 1/2 is larger than 2/12.
2 1/4 = _____ + ______ + _______
4/4 + 4/4 + 1/4 = 2 1/4
Choose a fraction equivalent to 4/6: A) 4/5 B) 3/6 C) 2/4 D) 2/3
What is D) 2/3?