Vocabulary
What is a fraction?
A fraction is a PART of a WHOLE.
Compare.
1/2 ____ 3/4
1/2 < 3/4
Solve for x:
1/2 = x/6
1/2 = 3/6
x=3
Ms. Lackie eats 1/2 of a cupcake. Mrs. Turcot eats 3/4 of a cupcake. Who ate more of the cupcake?
Mrs. Turcot ate more. 1/2 < 3/4
Find the sum:
1/3 + 1/3 =
1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3
What is a Unit Fraction?
A Unit Fraction is a fraction that has a NUMERATOR of 1.
Compare.
3/5 ___ 2/5
3/5 > 2/5
Solve for x:
3/5 = x/15
3/5 = 5/15
x=5
Mrs. Godwin used 3/5 of a pencil while taking a test. Mrs. Turcot used 4/6 of a pencil while taking the same test. Who used more of their pencil?
Mrs. Turcot used more of her pencil.
3/5 < 4/6
Solve.
4/7 - 2/7 =
4/7 - 2/7 = 2/7
What are Equivalent Fractions?
Fractions that have different numbers but represent the same value.
Compare.
2/6 ___ 2/3
2/6 < 2/3
Solve for x:
3/7 = x/28
3/7 = 12/28
Ron has a pizza that is cut into 8 slices. He ate 1/4 of the pizza. How many slices did Ron eat?
Ron ate 2 slices.
1/4 = 2/8
3/8 + 1/8 =
3/8 + 1/8 = 4/8 = 1/2
What is a numerator?
The TOP number in a fraction.
Compare.
2/5 ___ 3/7
2/5 < 3/7
Solve for x:
3/8 = 6/x
3/8 = 6/16
x = 16
Carol made a cake and dropped 3/8 of it on the ground. How much of the cake does she have left over?
Carol still has 5/8 of the cake.
8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8
Solve and reduce:
5/6-1/6 =
5/6 - 1/6 = 4/6 = 2/3
What is a denominator?
Compare.
5/9 ___ 3/7
5/9 > 3/7
Solve for x:
x/3 = 6/9
2/3 = 6/9
x = 2
Susan read 3/7 of her book in one night. Christine read 4/10 of her book in one night. Who read more?
Susan read more.
3/7 > 4/10
Solve and reduce:
4/9 + 2/9 =
4/9 + 2/9 = 6/9 = 2/3