Adding Fractions
to add fractions they must have the same ______.
What is denominator?
4/5 -3/5
1/5
The answer to a multiplication problem is called a....
Product
the top digit in a fraction is called the ____>
Numerator
1/2 + 5/2
6/2 or 3
When subtracting fractions with a common denominator, what do you do with the numerators?
8 x 2/3 =
16/3
OR
5 and 1/3
The bottom digit of a fraction is called a _____.
denominator
When adding fractions with a common denominator, what do you do with the numerators?
Add them together and keep the denominator the same.
Fractions can be simplified if the numerator and denominator has the same common ___________?
Factors
What is the opposite or the inverse operation of multiplication?
Division
a fraction with the numerator greater than the denominator is called an_____.
improper fraction
4/8 + 2/8
6/8 = 3/4
9/12-2/12
7/12
How do you multiply two fractions?
Multiply Left to Right for both numerators and denominators.
A fraction with the same numerator and denominator is a ______.
(EXAMPLE: 4/4)
1 Whole
or
A Whole Number
2/10 + 3/10
What is 5/10=1/2
3/8 - 2/8
1/8
0 x 15/23
0
What operation does a fraction represent?
What is division?
2/4 + 3/8
7/8
Lee went fishing. They caught a 5/8 pound trout and a 1/8 pound bass. Find the difference between the two fish caught?
4/8
7/10 x 10/10
7/10 or 70/100
What is the 5 in 5 and 1/4 called?
What is a whole number?
3 1/9 + 2 1/9 + 5 1/9
10 3/9
13 2/3 - 6 1/3 = ?
7 1/3
1 x 5/6
5/6
What is a numerator?
The top number in a fractions. It tells us how many parts there are.