Vocabulary
What is a unit fraction? Give an example.
A unit fraction is a fraction with 1 in the numerator.
Ex: 1/6
Write 2/6 as a sum of unit fractions
1/6 + 1/6
Write 4/3 as a mixed number?
1 1/3
Mrs. Maass has 1 1/4 cup of vanilla coffee. She drinks 3/4 chocolate coffee to her cup. How much coffee does she have now?
She has 2/4 cups.
1 2/3 + 2 1/3 + 2 2/3
6 2/3
What is an improper fraction?
An improper fraction is a fraction that has a numerator bigger than a denominator. It is also a fraction greater than 1.
Write 4/8 as a sum of unit fractions.
1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 +1/8
Write 5 1/8 as an improper fraction
41/8
Ms. Malsam has 3 5/8 inches of blue yarn and 7/8 inches of pink yarn. How much more blue yarn than pink yarn does Ms. Malsam have?
2 6/8 more
4 1/5 + 3 2/5 + 1 4/5
9 2/5
What is a mixed number? Give an example.
A mixed number has a whole number and a fraction.
Write 4/5 as a sum of unit fractions
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 +1/5
Write 19/6 as a mixed number
3 1/6
Mrs. Bock has 4 1/3 yards of fabric to make an apron. When she finished, she had 1 2/3 yards of fabric left. How many yards did Mrs. Bock use to make the table cloth.
2 2/3 yards of fabric
6 1/2 + 7 + 1 1/2
15
How do you change an mixed number to an improper fraction
multiply the whole number, by the denominator, add the numerator and keep the denominator the same.
Write 9/9 as a sum of unit fractions and as a sum of fractions another way.
1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9
Another way: 6/9 + 3/9
Write 9 1/3 as an improper fraction
28/3
Solve 2 1/5 - 1 3/5
3/5
3 2/8 + 4 4/8 + 6 6/8
14 4/8
How do you change an improper fraction to a mixed number?
Divide the numerator by the denominator. The extras become your numerator. The quotient becomes your whole number.
Write 10/10 as a sum of unit fractions and another way.
1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10
7/10 + 3/10
Write 21 2/4 as an improper fraction
86/4
3 2/4
When adding mixed numbers what is your first step?
Putting the mixed number together who's fractional parts equal 1 whole