Fraction Vocabulary
A number that names a part of a whole thing. Example: 1/2, 2/3, 4/5, etc...
Fraction
3/4 and 1/2
3/4 > 1/2
What fraction is equivalent to 5/5? Select all that apply.
10/10
7/8
8/8
3/4
8/8 and 10/10.
Tell what ordinal number the fraction is. 1/5
One fifth
Joe has 10 sports cards. Two are hockey cards. Four are baseball cards. The rest are basketball cards. What fraction of the sports cards are basketball cards?
4/10
The top of a fraction that explains how many parts are being referred to.
Numerator
5/10 and 1/2?
5/10 = 1/2
What fraction is equivalent to 5/7?
6/9
3/8
10/14
10/14
Tell what ordinal number the fraction is. 2/6
Two sixths
Julia has 6 pets. 2/3 of Julia's pets are cats. How many of Julia's pets ARE NOT cats?
2
The number on the bottom of a fraction that tells how many parts make up the whole.
Denominator
8/10 and 4/5
8/10 = 4/5
Which fractions are equivalent to 1/2?
4/8
7/9
3/6
2/4
What is 4/8, 3/6, and 2/4?
Tell what ordinal number the fraction is. 2/3
Two thirds
A class ordered 2 large pizzas. Each pizza has 8 slices. Joe ate half of one pizza. How many slices of pizza did Joe eat?
4 slices
A whole number and a fraction combined into one number. Example: 1 and 1/2.
Mixed Fraction
1/8 and 1/6
1/8 < 1/6
What fraction is equivalent to 6/9?
4/8
12/18
4/12
12/18
Tell what ordinal number the fraction is. 3/4
Three quarters
There are 10 students in a class. 4 of the students are girls. What fraction of students are boys?
6/10 or 3/5
Has a top number that is larger than the denominator. Example: 9/4.
Improper Fraction
1/3 and 1/4?
1/3 > 1/4?
What fraction is equivalent to 3/4? select all that apply
5/8
6/8
4/9
12/16
6/8 and 12/16
Tell what ordinal number the fraction is. 1/100
One one-hundredth
There are 40 jellybeans in a jar. 1/4 of the jelly beans are green. 1/2 of the jelly beans are red. The rest of the jellybeans are yellow. How many jelly beans are yellow?
10