Vocab
What do we call a part of a whole
Fraction
1/6 + 3/6
4/6
7/10 - 4/10
3/10
1/5 * 2/3
2/15
Top number in a fraction
Numerator
4/12 + 5/12
9/12
2/7 - 2/7
0
2/3 * 2/3
4/9
Bottom number in a fraction
Denominator
4/18 + 7/18 + 3/18
14/18
11/12 - 3/12 - 3/12 =
5/12
3/4 x 2/3 x 1/2
6/24
True of False?
If the denominator is the same in an addition problem, you carry it across.
TRUE
If Isaiah ate 4/12 of a pizza, EJ at 3/12 of the same pizza, and J Dubbs ate 1/12.....
How much of the pizza did they eat?
(Does not have to be shown in simplest terms)
4/12 + 3/12 + 1/12
They ate 8/12 of the pizza.
There were 24 pieces of candy in a bowl. 16/24 were chocolate, 8/24 were Mint. The rest were Starburst. What fraction of the candies were starburst?
(Does not have to be shown in simplest terms)
24/24 - 16/24 - 8/24 =
8/24 were Starburst
Rapunzel cut off 1/2 of her hair. She donated 3/4 of what she cut off to a wig shop. How much of her cut hair did she donate to the wig shop?
1/2 x 3/4 =
Rapunzel donated 3/8 of her cut hair to the wig shop.
In a fraction multiplication problem, you add both the top and the bottom, straight across.
FALSE....you multiply across
If Jihad completed 3/4 of one worksheet now, and 3/4 of another worksheet later, how much did he complete in all?
(Does not have to be shown in simplest terms)
3/4 + 3/4
Jihad completed 6/4 (or 1 2/4) worksheets.
If Steven takes 6/9 of a pizza from the box, and gives 5/9 away to friends, how much of the pizza does Steven have left?
6/9 - 5/9 =
Steven has 1/9 of the pizza left
On Monday Ned picked up 4/5 of a pound of cans to recycle. On Tuesday he picked up 1/3 of that amount. How many pounds did Ned pick up on Tuesday?
4/5 x 1/3 =
Ned picked up 4/15 of a pound on Tuesday.