Understand Fractions
What does the numerator tell us?
The numerator is the part of a fraction that is above the line and signifies the number being selected or focused.
Maya baked 12 cookies. She shared 1/3 with her friends. How many cookies did she keep?
8
Which is greater 1/5 or 1/3?
1/3
What does the denominator tell you?
The denominator tells how many equal parts there are in the whole or in the group.
Mark has 2/3 of a cake. Lily has 1/2 of a cake. Who has a bigger piece?
Mark
Which is greater 3/6 or 3/8?
3/6
A pizza has 5 pieces. Sara eats 3 of the pieces. What fraction of the pizza is left over?
2/5
A pizza is cut into 8 slices. Sarah wants to eat 3/4 of a pizza. How many slices will she eat?
6 slices
Aset picked up ten donuts for her morning meeting. She counted six people who got a donut. What is the fraction of donuts that was not eaten?
4/10
Emily has 1/2 a meter of ribbon. She wants to share it equally with 3 friends. How much ribbon will each friend get?
1/6th each
A quarter is what fraction of a dollar?
1/4
You and your friends are sharing 3 pizzas. Each pizza is cut into 8 slices.If you have 3 slices, your 1st friend has 6 slices, and your 2nd friend had 4 slices, what are the left over fractions of each pizza. (3 answers)
You(5/8) , 1st friend (2/8), 2nd friend (4/8)