Vocabulary
What is the top number in a fraction?
Numerator
4 ÷ ⅓
12
½ ÷ 2
1/4
Kyle has 8 planks of wood. He cuts each piece of wood into 1/3 pieces.How many pieces of wood does Kyle have now?
8 ÷ ⅓ = 24
⅙ ÷ ⅖
5/12
What do you call the bottom number of a fraction?
Denominator
2 ÷ ⅙
12
⅙ ÷ 2
1/12
Allison has ½ of a pizza. She wants to share it equally between 3 people. How much of the pizza does each person get?
½ ÷ 3 = ⅙
⅔ ÷ ⅓
2
What do you call any fraction with a 1 as a numerator?
Unit Fraction
3 ÷ ⅙
18
⅓ ÷ 6
1/18
Andy has 4 book he wants to read this summer. He reads ⅕ of a book each day. How many days will it take for Andy to finish all 4 books?
4 ÷ ⅕ = 20 days
½ ÷ ⅓
1 1/2
What do you call the action of breaking down a
Fraction down into it’s most basic form?
Simplifying
4 ÷ ⅛
32
⅛ ÷ 3
1/24
Nora has 1/6 of a tray of brownies. She wants to share it equally between 5people. How much of the tray of brownies does each person get?
⅙ ÷ 5 = 1/30
⅞ ÷ ¼
3 1/2
What do call a fraction when the numerator is greater than the denominator?
Improper Fraction
7 ÷ ½
14
⅛ ÷ 4
1/32
Luke has ⅗ yard of string. He is making key chains for his friend. Each keychain uses 1/12 yard of string. How many complete key chains can he make?
⅗ ÷ 1/12
7 1/5
7 completed key chains
⅚ ÷ ⅜
2 2/9