Fraction Vocabulary
What is the name for the top number in a fraction?
Numerator
Compare: 1/2 and 3/6
1/2 = 3/6
1/2 + 2/2
1 1/2
2/3 - 1/3
1/3
Monica's recipe calls for 2 3/4 cup of water and 3 3/4 cup of milk. What is the total amount of liquid in the recipe?
6 2/4 or 6 1/2
What is the bottom number in a fraction called?
Denominator
Compare
3/4 and 5/6
3/4 < 5/6
1/6 + 4/6
5/6
4/5 - 2/5
2/5
Leticia read 4/5 of her book and Grace read 6/10 of her book. Who read more of her book?
Leticia
What does the numerator tell you in a fraction?
How many parts are shaded, used or unused.
Compare 7/8 and 2/3
7/8 > 2/3
2 1/3 + 5 1/3
7 2/3
2 2/4 - 1 1/4
1 1/4
Jason's rain gauge showed 1/4 inch of rain on Saturday and 3/4 inch of rain on Sunday. What is the total amount of rainfall received?
1 inch or 4/4
What does the denominator tell you?
How many parts the whole is divided into.
Decompose 2 1/2
2/2 + 2/2 + 1/2
4 2/4 + 1 3/4
6 1/4
3 1/3 - 2 2/3
2/3
Martin's house is 6/8 mile from his school. If he walks 4/8 mile, how much further does he need to walk before he reaches the school?
2/8 Mile
What is a mixed number?
A whole number and a fraction
Decompose 7 1/2
2/2 + 2/2 + 2/2+ 2/2 + 2/2 + 2/2 + 2/2 + 1/2
1 2/5 + 10 4/5
12 1/5
4 2/5 - 1 4/5
2 3/5
Jill rides her horse 5 6/12 miles on a horse trail. She will ride 4 5/12 miles more to reach the end of the trail. How long is the horse trail?
9 11/12