Fraction Basics
A value that represents a portion of a whole.
What is a fraction?
2 x 2 1/2
What is 5?
5/6 * 5/6
What is 25/36?
The rhinos at the Pittsburgh Zoo are fed 1/2 a barrel of grass each day. The buffalo are fed 7/10 as much as the rhinos. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day?
What is 7/20?
18/20
9/10
The number that represents the parts being considered in a fraction.
What is the numerator?
3 x 2 1/3
What is 7?
7/8 x 4/7
What is 1/2?
There was 7/8 mg of salt in the kitchen. Mrs. Henderson used 2/15 of the salt for a recipe. How much salt did she use?
What is 7/60 mg?
48/60
The number that represents the total number of equal parts.
What is the denominator?
3 x 3 2/3
What is 11?
3/8 x 7/9
What is 7/24?
Drew got 2/3 of paint from his neighbor. He used 1/6 of it to paint the kitchen. How much of the whole can of paint did Drew use?
What is 1/9?
7/49
1/7
Expressing a fraction in its lowest terms
Simplify
4 x 5 1/6
What is 20 2/3?
2/7 x 3/8
What is 3/28?
Jackson got 1/2 of a whole pizza from his friend's house. He ate 2/3 of it. How much of the ENTIRE pizza did Noah eat?
What is 1/3?
33/132
A number that combines a whole number and a fraction.
What is a mixed fraction?
8 x 4 1/3
What is 34 2/3?
4/9 x 14/32
What is 7/36?
Sarah baked cupcakes for her friends. She baked 24 cupcakes. Each cupcake is 2/15 pound. If she packed 6 cupcakes in each box, what is the weight of each box?
What is 4/5 pounds?
29/6
4 5/6