Vocabulary
Equal parts of a whole
Fraction
3/9 - 2/9
1/9
Sample answer: 1/5 + 3/5
5 2/8 + 3 1/8
8 3/8
6 2/3 - 5 1/3
1 1/3
The answer to an addition problem
Sum
6/8 + 6/8 + 7/8
2 and 3/8
Show one way to decompose 6/12.
Sample answer: 3/12 + 1/12 + 2/12
5 3/7 + 2 2/7
7 5/7
8 15/16 - 3 12/16
5 3/16
The answer to a subtraction problem
Difference
12/8 - 2/8
1 and 2/8
Decompose 9/4 as a mixed number.
2 and 1/4
4 1/2 + 6 1/2
11
6 - 2 4/5
3 1/5
Shows amounts greater than 1 with a whole number and a fraction.
Mixed Number
Aaron had one foot of rope. He used 2/5 of a foot for a project. How much rope does Aaron have remaining?
3/5 foot of rope
Decompose 11/3 as a mixed number.
3 and 2/3
Martin spent 1 and 7/12 hours reading on Tuesday. He spent 2 and 7/12 hours reading on Wednesday. How long did Martin spent reading on both days?
4 and 2/12 hours reading
June's scarf is 10 1/4 feet long. Liliana's scarf is 8 3/4 feet long. How much longer is June's scarf than Liliana's?
June's scarf is 1 and 2/4 feet longer.
Shows amounts greater than 1 with a numerator that is larger than the denominator.
Improper Fraction
Nadya worked on her math homework for 2/6 of an hour, her ELA homework for 3/6 of an hour, and her science homework for 2/6 of an hour. How much time did Nadya spend on homework in all?
1 and 1/6 hours
Show two ways to decompose 1 and 2/7
Sample answer: 1 + 2/7, and 1 + 1/7 + 1/7
Owen ran 3 and 2/3 kilometers day one, and 4 and 2/3 kilometers day two. How far did Owen run in total?
8 1/3 kilometers
A jar contains 6 ounces of jelly. Adeline uses 2 and 7/8 ounces of jelly for a cookie recipe. Then, she uses 1 and 3/8 ounces of jelly for a sandwich. How many ounces of jelly are left in the jar?
1 and 6/8 ounces of jelly