Vocab
The bottom number of a fraction.
Denominator
2/4 + 3/5 =
Simplify if possible!
1 1/5
1 1/3 + 2 1/6 =
Simplify if possible!
2 1/2
A store sells 10 1/3 pounds of potatoes one day. The next day the store sells 2 1/3 pounds of potatoes. How many pounds of potatoes did the store sell in all?
Simplify if possible!
12 2/3 pounds of potatoes
Change to a decimal.
24/100
.24
Not an exact answer.
Estimate
3/8 -1/4 =
Simplify if possible!
1/8
3 2/3 - 1 3/4 =
Simplify if possible!
11/12
Henry read for 1/2 an hour today. He read 1/6 an hour yesterday. How many hours did he read in all?
Simplify if possible!
2/3 hour
Change to a fraction.
.007
7/1,000
Like Fractions
10/11 + 1/2 =
Simplify if possible!
1 9/22
Change to a mixed number. 34/12 =
Simplify if possible!
2 5/6
Jason and John are calculating their combined height. Jason is 4 2/6 feet tall, and John is 4 7/8 feet tall. What is their combined height?
Simplify if possible!
9 5/24 feet tall
Change to a decimal.
2/5
.4
Changing a number to its closest whole number in order to make multiplication easier.
Rounding
7/9 - 2/3 =
Simplify if possible!
1/9
6 1/4 - 2 3/8 =
Simplify if possible!
3 7/8
Estimate to answer! 2 1/3 + 5 5/7 =
7 OR 8
Change to a decimal.
14/20
.70 or .7
The form used when the greatest common factor of the numerator and the denominator is 1.
Simplest Form
22/33 - 2/11 =
Simplify if possible!
16/33
10 - 2 3/8 =
Simplify if possible!
7 5/8
Mrs. Feige has 6 1/3 feet of paper. She wants to cut the paper into three sections measuring 2 4/5 feet. Does she have enough?
No!
Oops, Mrs. Feige made a mistake today still! haha
What is the decimal of 1/8 (benchmark)?
.125