Fraction Vocabulary
A number that names part of a whole or part of a group.
fraction
The amount of each slice of pie that is cut into 8 pieces.
eighths
If a number line is split into 8 equal parts between 0 and 1. What is the denominator?
8
Sophie uses 16 beads to make a necklace. One fourth of the beads are purple. How many of the beads are purple?
4
What fraction name would you use if a pizza if cut into 2 pieces?
halves
Names 1 equal part of a whole. It has 1 as its top number.
unit fraction
Thomas wants to divide a square piece of paper into 4 equal parts. Draw two different quick pictures to show what his paper could look like.
see picture
Javia ran 8 laps around a track to run a total of 1 mile on Monday. How many laps will she need to run on Tuesday to run 3/8 of a mile?
3 laps
Janeen used 15 pieces of fruit to make her salad. If 1/5 of the fruits were peaches, how many peaches did she use?
3
What does the fraction line stands for?
"out of" or "divided by"
Tells how many parts are being counted.
numerator
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
Maria prepared 5 quesadillas. She wants to share them equally among 8 of her neighbors. How much of a quesadilla will each neighbor get?
5 eighths, or one-half and 1 eighth of a quesadilla
Lucy rode her bike around the block 4 times for a total of 1 mile yesterday. Today she wants to ride her bike 3/4 of a mile. How many times will she need to ride her bike around the block?
3
Michael replaced 1/3 of the buttons on his coat. If he replaced a total of 3 buttons, how many buttons are on his coat?
9
What you call five equal shares of a sandwich
fifths
Tells how many equal parts are in the whole or in the group.
denominator
A garden has 5 sections and 1 section is planted with corn. What fractions names the part that has corn?
1/5
Steve ran 1 mile and Jenna ran 4/4 of a mile. Did Steve and Jenna run the same distance?
Yes
4
Parts of a fraction must be ________
equal
Has a numerator greater than its denominator.
improper fraction
A garden has six sections. Two sections are planted with tomatoes. Which fraction represents the part of the garden without tomatoes?
4/6
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
Jeff rode his bike around a bike trail that was 1/3 of a mile long. He rode around the trail 9 times. Write a fraction greater than 1 for the distance. How many miles did Jeff ride?
9/3
3 miles
Marcus baked a loaf of banana bread for a party. He cut the loaf into equal size pieces. At the end of the party, there were 6 pieces left. Explain how you can find the number of pieces in the whole loaf if Marcus told you that 1/3 of the loaf was left.
18
What is the fraction of girls in the class?
10/18