Exploring fractions

Multiplication

100

What is (1/3) x (1/2)?

(1/6)

200

what is (2/3) x (1/2)?

(2/6) or (1/3)

300

What is (1/3) x (5/5)?

(5/15) or (1/3)

400

What is (1/10) x 0? 

0

500

What is (5/4) x (3/6)?

(15/24) or (5/8)

Division

100

What is (1/2) / (2/3)?

(3/4) remember: flip (2/3) so that it is (3/2)

200

What is (1/5) / (1/5)?

1

300

What is (2/3) / (3/4)? 

(8/9)

400

What is 0 / (1/12)?

0

500

what is (1/12) / (0)?

Undefined... this is tricky, think about if you had cookies and zero friends to split them among

Fraction knowledge

100

What is a number that looks like (3/4) called? 

Fraction

200

What is the top part of a fraction called? (Hint: Think a Penthouse is Nice!)

Numerator 

300

What is the bottom part of a fraction called? (Hint: Think of leaving the penthouse and going down...)

Denominator 

400

Can you have a fraction with a zero as a numerator? 

Yes! But remember, you can't have a zero in the denominator 

500

What is it called when we flip the second fraction in a division problem so that it is opposite? 

A reciprocal