Parts of a Fraction
The top number in a fractions is called the ______________ .
numerator
Compare.
1/3 ______ 1/5.
Use <>, or =.
>
Mark has 5 red beads and 6 yellow beads. What fraction of beads are yellow?
6/11
The bottom number in a fraction is called the ____________ .
denominator
Compare. 1/9 ____________ 1/10
Use <>, or =.
>
Mary has 3 yellow roses, 3 red roses, and 6 white roses. Mary says that half of her roses are white. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
Agree. 6/12 is half.
The numerator in a fraction is ___________ of the whole.
part
1/7 ______ 1/4
Using <, >, or =.
<
Jeremy had 7 toy cars. 5 of the cars were blue. The rest were red. What fraction of the toy cars were red?
2/7
The denominator in a fraction is part of the ____________ .
whole
1/11______ 1/12
Using <, >, or =.
>
Mark ate 1/2 of his pizza. David ate 3/4 of his pizza. Who ate more of their pizza?
David.
A fraction represents what math operation?
a) addition
b) subtraction
c) multiplication
d) division
d) division
1/6 ______ 1/12
Using <, >, or =.
>
Compare fractions using <>, or = 20/2 and 20/25
What is 20/2 > 20/25?
Mark says that 3/6 is greater than 1/2 because 6 is greater than 2. Do you agree or disagree with Mark? Explain.
Disagree, they are both half.