LA Tech Math Jeopardy- Summer 2022 - Copy

Reducing Fractions

100

What is 6/12 simplified?

1/2

200

What is 3/15 simplified? 

1/5

300

What is 8/2 simplified?

4

400

What is 8/24 simplified?

1/3

500

What is 4/6 simplified? 

2/3

Adding fractions with unlike denominators

100

2/3 + 1/9 

 6/9 + 1/9 = 7/9

200

3/4 + 2/3

9/12 + 8/12 = 17/12 

Simplified: 1 5/12 

300

4/5 + 1/10

8/10 + 1/10 = 9/10

400

2/4 + 1/2 

2/4 + 2/4 = 4/4 

Simplified- 1

500

5/16 + 7/8

5/16 + 14/16 = 19/16

Simplified- 1 3/16

Subtracting fractions with unlike denominators

100

1/3 - 1/4

4/12 - 3/12 = 1/12 

200

 3/3 - 1/6

6/6 - 1/6 = 5/6

300

1/2 - 1/5

5/10 - 2/10 = 3/10

400

4/5 - 2/15

12/15 - 2/15 = 10/15

Simplified: 2/3

500

1/7 + 3/14 

2/14 + 3/14= 5/14

Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators

100

3/4 + 2/3 

9/12 + 8/12 = 17/12

Simplified- 1 5/12

200

1/4 + 5/6

3/12 + 10/12 = 13/12 

Simplified: 1 1/12

300

1/4 + 4/5 

5/20 + 16/20 = 21/20

Simplified: 1 1/20

400

1/2 - 1/4

2/4 - 1/4 = 1/4

500

2/3 - 1/6

4/6 - 1/6 = 3/6

Simplified- 1/2

Vocabulary

100

What is a denominator? 

The number on the bottom of the fraction. It shows how many parts are in 1 whole.

200

What is a numerator? 

The number on the top of the fraction or the number of parts shaded in

300

What does equivalent mean? 

Equal in value or the same in value or total amount

400

What does reducing a fraction mean?

To simplify a fraction to the smallest form, find the equivalent fraction with the least amount of parts

500

What is a common denominator? 

Having the same number between both denominators