Fractions
There were 6 birds sitting on a branch and 3 of them were blue. Write a fraction to show how many birds were blue.
3/6
Compare these fractions using <>, or =
3/6 and 4/6
3/6 < 4/6
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= 5/6 and 5/8
5/6 > 5/8
Compare fractions using <>, or = 5/6 and 4/5
5/6 > 4/5
What is the top number in a fraction called?
numerator
Ms. Madison ate 1/3 of a pie and Kobu snuck into her kitchen and at 2/3 of a pie!!!! Who ate more of the pie?
2/3 > 1/3 so Kobu ate more
Compare these fractions using <>, or =
7/8 and 6/8
7/11 < 9/11
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5/10 and 5/12
5/10 > 5/12
Compare fractions using <>, or = 1/3 and 2/4
1/3 < 2/4
What is a fraction?
Kobu was at the dog park and saw 12 dogs. 1/4 of them were brown. How many dogs is that? Draw a picture to help you solve the problem!
1/4 of 12 is 3 dogs
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2/4 and 4/4
4/6 > 3/6
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9/12 and 9/10
9/12 < 9/10
Compare fractions using <>, or = 2/8 and 1/4
2/8 = 1/4
What do we call a fraction that has a WHOLE NUMBER and a FRACTION?
a mixed number
Ms. Deery-Schmitt had a cake and she cut it into 10 pieces. If her friends ate 5 of them, how many were left? Write the FRACTION amount that is left!
5/10 are left OR 1/2 (because they are equivalent!)
Compare fractions using <>, or =
12/12 and 5/12
12/12 > 5/12
Compare fractions using <>, or =
1/3 and 1/5
1/3 > 1/5
Compare fractions using <>, or = 4/8 and 3/5
4/8 < 3/5
What do we call a fraction when the numerator is larger than the denominator?
improper fraction
The Garden Club had a big rectangle garden to plant vegetables in. If they planted 1/4 of the garden with pumpkins, 1/4 of the garden with cucumbers, how much of the garden do they have left to use? Write a fraction as your answer.
The garden club had 2/4 of the garden left to use
Compare fractions using <>, or =
1/3 and 3/3
4/4 > 3/4
Compare fractions using <>, or =
3/4 and 3/6
3/4 > 3/6
Compare fractions using <>, or = 5/6 and 2/3
5/6 > 2/3