Vocabulary
Word Problems
Equivalent Fractions
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication
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Numerator

The top number in a Fraction

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Jenna has 1/4 of a pizza. Her friend gives her another 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza does Jenna have now?

2/4 pizza

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Alex has 1/2 of a candy bar. He wants to share it with a friend, so he cuts it into 2 equal parts. How much of the candy bar does each part represent?

1/4 

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1/4 + 1/4

2/4

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1/5 x 3

3/5

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Denominator

The bottom number of a fraction

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Sam has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He eats 1/6 of it. How much chocolate bar does Sam have left?

4/6 

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Emily has 3/4 of a pizza. She cuts each piece in half. How many eighths is her portion of the pizza now?

6/8

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5/6 - 2/6

3/6

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3/4 x 2

6/4 or 1 2/4

300

equivalent fraction

different fractions that represent the same value

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Lisa has 2/3 of a cup of milk, and Tom has 3/4 of a cup of milk. Who has more milk?

Tom

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Jamie says that 2/5 of his chocolate bar is the same as 4/10 of a chocolate bar. Is Jamie correct? Explain why or why not.

Yes: 2/5 x 2/2 = 4/10 or a picture representation

300

3/8 + 4/8

7/8

300

2/3 x 3

6/3 or 2

400

<, >, =

less than, greater than, equal to (must be in order)

400

Chris baked 3 cakes and each cake is divided into 5 equal slices. He ate 2/5 of each cake. How much Cake did Chris eat?

6/5  

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Sue has a fraction that is equivalent to 4/6. The denominator of Sue's fraction is 18. What is the numerator of Sue's fraction?

12

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2 7/10 - 1 3/10

1 4/10

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1 2/5 x 3

3 6/5 or 4 1/5

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Product, sum, difference, quotient 

Answers to a Multiplication, addition, subtraction, and division problems (must be in correct order)

500

Anna read 1 2/5 books in January and 2 3/5 books in February. How many books did Anna read in total?

4 books

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Mark has 5/8 of a rope, and he cuts it into equal parts such that each part is 10/16 of the rope. Is Mark's fraction equivalent to the original fraction he had? Explain how you know.

Yes, 5/8 x 2/2 = 10/16

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2 2/5 + 1 3/5

4

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2 1/3 x 2

4 2/3