Vocabulary
Simplifying/Reducing
Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Miscellaneous
100
The least common multiple of the denominators.
What is the LCD (least common denominator)
100
Reduce 12/18 to lowest terms.
2/3
100
Write 5 1/5 as an improper fraction.
26/5
100
Heidi is offered 3/5 of a candy bar or 5/9 of a candy bar. Which should she take if she wants to get the biggest piece that she can?
3/5 of the candy bar
100
Write 40/5 as a mixed number in simplest form.
What is 8
200
A fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator.
What is an improper fraction
200
Simplify the following fraction: 15/36
5/12
200
Change 5/3 to a mixed number in simplest form.
1 2/3
200
Mr. Koers has 1/5 of a jar of peanut butter. Mrs. Chung has 3/12 of a jar of peanut butter. Who has more?
Mrs. Chung
200
Calculate which is more: 1/2 a dollar or 3/4 of a dollar.
What is 3/4 of a dollar?
300
Indicates the sum of a whole number and fraction.
What is a mixed number
300
Mrs. Torres simplified the fraction 24/32, and her answer was 6/8. Is her answer in lowest terms?
No! (3/4 is lowest terms)
300
Write 6 4/7 as an improper fraction.
46/7
300
Mr. Laird walks 4/5 of a mile from the subway to his apartment. Mrs. Dewrell walks 3/4 of a mile to her apartment, and Mr. Htut walks 6/10 of a mile. Who walks the farthest?
Mrs. Laird (because 16/20 is the greatest fraction).
300
Order least to greatest: 4/5, 9/10, 0/2, and 2/3.
What is 0/2, 2/3, 4/5, and 9/10
400
When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1.
What is simplest form
400
Simplify 800/1000.
4/5
400
Write 22/6 as a mixed number in simplest form.
3 2/3
400
Three teachers want to see who can run the farthest in four minutes. Mr. Sawyer runs 7/10 of a mile, Mrs. Ripstein runs 4/5 of a mile, and Ms. Fitzgibbon runs 11/15 of a mile. Who runs the farthest?
Mrs. Ripstein
400
Convert to an improper fraction: 112/6.
What is 18 and 2/3
500
Fractions that name the same number.
What is equivalent fractions
500
Which of the following fractions is larger: 25/30 or 15/18?
Trick question!!! They are equivalent because they both reduce to 5/6.
500
Write 130/25 as a mixed number in simplest form.
5 1/5
500
The sixth graders are growing taller! Mrs. Torres' class grew an average of 3/4 of an inch in October, Mrs. Laird's class grew 6/12 of an inch, and Mrs. Koer's class grew 5/6 of an inch. Whose class grew the most?
Mrs. Koer's class (because 10/12 is the largest equivalent fraction).
500
Write 10 and 5/6 as an improper fraction.
What is 65/6