Vocabulary
Fractions that have the same denominator are called...
Like Fractions
Round the fraction to 0, 1/2, or 1
9/10 =
1
5/9 + 1/9 =
6/9 = 2/3
7/16 - 3/16 =
4/16 = 1/4
Russ is putting his vacation photographs in an album that has 12 1/8 inches long and 10 1/4 inches wide. Should he trim the edges of the photographs to 12 inches long and 10 inches wide or to 12 1/2 inches long and 10 1/2 inches wide?
12 1/2 inches long and 10 1/2 inches wide
Fractions that have the same value are called...
Equivalent Fractions
Round the fraction to 0, 1/2, or 1
2/9 =
0
2/7 + 5/14 =
9/14
11/12 - 7/8 =
1/24
Steve watched television for 3/4 hour on Monday and 5/6 hour on Tuesday. How much longer did he watch television on Tuesday than on Monday?
1/12 hour longer
A number that has a whole number part and a fraction part is called a...
Mixed Number
Round the fraction to 0, 1/2, or 1
4/7 =
1/2
3/5 + 1/10 =
7/10
9 3/4 - 1 1/3 =
8 5/12
When Ricki walks to school on the sidewalk, she walks 7/10 miles. She then takes a shortcut across the field, which is 1/4 mile long. How long is Ricki's route to school?
19/20 mile long
A fraction that has a larger numerator than denominator is called...
a fraction greater than 1
Round the fraction to 0, 1/2, or 1
5/12 =
1/2
6 3/4 + 2 2/4 =
9 1/4
12 1/4 - 5 2/3 =
6 7/12
Pete was swimming with stingrays. The first stingray she swam with was 5 1/4 feet long. The second one she swam with was 4 3/4 feet long. How much longer was the first stingray?
1/2 feet longer
Round the fraction to 0, 1/2, or 1
14/16 =
1
12 1/3 + 6 2/6 =
18 2/3
12 - 5 1/6
6 5/6
In one week, the 5th grade class collected 9 2/3 bags of cans and 12 3/4 pounds of newspaper. How many more pounds of newspaper than cans did the class collect?
3 1/12 pounds