Numerator vs. Denominator
What is the numerator in the fraction?
The numerator is the number on the top of the fraction that represents how many pieces of the whole are being used.
1/4 + 3/4
4/4 or 1
3/4 - 1/4
2/4
Change 1/3 so it has a denominator of 6
2/6
Make like fractions: 1/3 and 1/4
4/12 and 3/12
What is the denominator of a fraction?
The denominator of the fraction is the bottom number that represents the number of pieces I have in total or the number of pieces my object is partitioned into.
7/4 or 1 3/4
4/4 - 1/2
2/4
Change 1/5 so it has a denominator of 15
3/15
Make like fractions: 2/8 and 1/9
18/72 and 8/72
What do you call a mix of fractions and whole numbers? Example: 5 1/2
Mixed Number
1/3 + 1/4
7/12
3/4 - 1/6
7/12
Change 4/6 so that it has a denominator of 36
24/36
Make like fractions: 1/2 and 1/4
2/4 and 1/4
1/5 + 2/3 + 1/2
41/30 or 1 11/30
2 1/5 - 2
1/5
2 3/4 + 3 1/2
5 5/4 or 6 1/4
3 - 2 1/5
4/5