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Vocabulary
Comparing Fractions
Folding Fractions
Fractions of Groups
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What is a fraction?
a number or value that describes a PART of a WHOLE
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Put the following fractions in order from SMALLEST to BIGGEST: 1/2, 1/6, 1/12, 1/4
1/12, 1/6, 1/4, 1/2
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If I fold a piece of paper into fourths, what fraction is 1 piece of the whole?
1/4
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Felix and Bidesh went apple picking. They picked 15 apples. 1/5 of them were green. How many apples were green?
1/5 of 15 = 3 apples were green
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What are FAIR SHARES?
Fair shares are groups that are equal or the same size
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Which is bigger, 1/2 or 2/4?
Neither is bigger: 1/2 = 2/4
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If I fold a piece of paper into sixths, what fraction is 3 pieces of the whole?
3/6 (or 1/2)
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Anju and Bishnu baked 18 pies and gave 2/3 to the school bake sale. How many pies did they donate?
2/3 of 18 = 12 pies
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What is the NUMERATOR?
The numerator is the number on top of the fraction bar. It tells us how many parts of the whole.
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Put the following fractions in order from SMALLEST to BIGGEST: one fourth, one third, one sixth, one half
one sixth (1/6), one fourth (1/4), one third (1/3), one half (1/2)
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If I fold a piece of paper into fourths, and cut out 1 piece of the whole, what fraction am I left with?
3/4 OR 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
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Dhan and Felix want to share 3 brownies equally. How much should they each get?
1 and 1/2 brownies each, or 3/2 each
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What is the DENOMINATOR?
The denominator is the number below the fraction bar. It tells us the total number of equal parts in a whole.
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Which fraction is bigger: 3/6 or 3/4?
3/4 is bigger.
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If I fold a piece of paper into SIXTHS, and I take away 2 of those pieces, what am I left with?
4/6 are left
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Ra Mat Bi and Lai Lar went to the movies with $25. They spent 4/5. How much money did they spend?
4/5 of 25 = 20 dollars spent
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What are equivalent fractions?

Equivalent fractions are fractions that represent the same value, even though they look different.

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True or False: 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/2 = 1 whole
True
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If I fold a piece of paper into EIGHTHS, and I take away 3 of those pieces, what am I left with?
5/8 are left
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There are 27 students in the classroom. 2/3 are wearing blue shirts. How many are wearing blue shirts?
2/3 of 27 = 18 students wearing blue shirts