Fractions and vocab
What is the top number of a fraction called?
Numerator
Compare fractions using <>, or = 10/10 and 9/9
What is =
What is the bottom number of a fraction called?
What is the denominator
Compare fractions using <>, or = 1/9 and 1/10
What is 1/9 > 1/10?
Compare fractions using <>, or = 3/5 and 3/6
What is 3/5 > 3/6?
Name a fraction that is equal to 1/2
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12, etc.
What does the numerator tell us?
The part being counted
Compare fractions using <>, or = 10/9 and 10/12
What is 10/9 > 10/12?
John ate 3/8 of a pizza. Keith ate 5/8 of a pizza. Who ate more pizza?
What is Keith?
What does the denominator tell us?
The number of parts the whole is broken into.
Compare fractions using <>, or = 1/7 and 1/4
What is 1/7 < 1/4?
Compare fractions using <>, or = 2/4 and 8/12
What is 2/4> 5/12?
Using <, >, = , compare 7/15 to 1/2.
What is 7/15 < 1/2
Name a way fractions can be used in real life?
What is to help divide food into equal shares, money, items, etc
Compare fractions using <>, or = 4/15 and 2/14
What is 4/15 < 2/14?
Compare fractions using <>, or = 5/8 and 4/6
What is 5/8 > 4/6
We had a blueberry pie that was cut into ten pieces. Nikki ate 3/10 of the pie and I ate 2/10 of the pie. Who ate the most pie?
What is Nikki?