What is the bottom number of a fraction called?
The denominator.
Jane's family is having pizza for dinner, she eats 2 pieces (2/8), while her Grandpa eats 3 pieces (3/8), who ate more pizza?
Jane's Grandpa.
Hikari has 1 chocolate cake, and 1 vanilla cake. She cuts the chocolate cake into 6 pieces and the vanilla cake into 5 pieces. Which cake has more pieces?
A) vanilla
B) chocolate
B) The chocolate cake has more pieces
What is in between 0 (zero) and 1 (one) on a number line?
Fractions, because they are more than 0 and less than 1 whole!!
What fraction does the picture represent?
8/12.
If one whole cake is bigger than 1 whole cupcake, is 1/4 of a cake >, <, or = to 1/4 of a cupcake?
>. 1/4 of a cake is more than 1/4 of a cupcake.
What is the top number of a fraction called?
The numerator.
Which of the following fractions is lesser? Please write the answer instead of drawing it.
one third, 1/3!
Hikari has 1 chocolate cake, and 1 vanilla cake. She cuts the chocolate cake into 6 pieces and the vanilla cake into 5 pieces. Which cake has bigger pieces?
A) vanilla
B) chocolate
A) The vanilla cake has bigger pieces.
On your whiteboard, draw a number line (don't forget to label 0 and 1) with the fraction 1/2 on it.
The fraction 1/2 should be directly in the middle of 0 and 1.
Draw the fraction 3/4 on your whiteboard.
Which one is lesser? (green or orange?)
What is the line that separates the numerator and denominator called?
The fraction bar.
Which fraction is closer to one whole, 3/11 or 5/11?
5/11.
Which fraction is closer to 1 whole, 5/6 or 5/10?
5/6.
What fraction is directly in the middle of 0 and 1/2?
1/4.
If you were driving from Calgary to Edmonton and had to stop for gas at the purple line, what fraction of the way would you be when you stopped for gas?
5/7
Hailey is going on a road trip to Vancouver. Alejandro is going on a road trip to Edmonton. They both made it half way before pulling over to stay at a hotel for the night.
Who has a shorter drive to their destination when they wake up in the morning?
Alejandro, because 1/2 of the drive to Edmonton is shorter (smaller) than 1/2 of the drive to Vancouver.
What does the denominator represent?
A) The total number of pieces the whole is split into.
B) The pieces being counted.
A) The total number of pieces the whole is split into is called the denominator.
Which fraction is closer to 0, 6/12 or 4/12?
4/12
Which fraction is closer to 0, 6/9 or 6/7?
5/9
Draw a number line with the benchmark fractions 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 on it. (Like the image below.) Add the fractions 0/5, 1/5, and 3/5.
If you have 1/4 cup measuring cup, and your cookie recipe asks for 1 whole cup of flour, how many 1/4 cup scoops of flour do you need to make 1 whole cup?
4
What does the numerator represent?
A) The total number of pieces the whole is being split into.
B) The pieces being counted.
The numerator represents..
B) the pieces being counted.
Order these fractions from least to most:
4/5, 2/5, 5/5, 1/5.
1/5, 2/5, 4/5, 5/5.
Order these fractions from least to most:
3/3, 3/10, 3/5, 3/7.
3/10, 3/7, 3/5, 3/3.