What is the total amount of the whole called?
Denominator
What benchmark fraction is 9/10 closest to? 0 , 1/2 , or 1
1 because 9 pieces of out 10 is almost a whole.
The part of the fraction that you are looking at.
What benchmark fraction is 8/17 closest to? 0, 1/2, or 1
1/2 because if you double 8 you get 16, and 17 is only one number away so it would fall closest to 1/2 on a number line
A fraction that is made up of a whole number and a fraction
Mixed Number
Make the improper fraction into a mixed number: 19/4
4 3/19
What benchmark fraction is 2/21 closest to? 0, 1/2, or 1
0 - it is only 2 pieces out of a total of 21
A fraction whose numerator is larger than its denominator
Improper Fraction
What benchmark fraction is 12/15 closest to? 0, 1/2, or 1
1 - it is only 3 away from one whole number
A fraction that has a numerator of one
Unit Fraction
Make the improper fraction into a mixed number: 100/25
4
What benchmark fraction is 25/55 closest to? 0, 1/2, or 1
1/2 - if you double 25 you get 50, so it is only 5 numbers away from half
Simplify the fraction: 12/30
2/5