Representing Fractions

Front

What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction is a way to represent a part of a whole. It consists of a numerator (top number) and a denominator (bottom number).

Front

What does the numerator in a fraction represent?

Back

The numerator represents the number of parts we have.

Front

What does the denominator in a fraction represent?

Back

The denominator represents the total number of equal parts in a whole.

Front

What is a unit fraction?

Back

A unit fraction is a fraction where the numerator is 1, such as 1/2 or 1/3.

Front

How do you represent 2/4 on a number line?

Back

2/4 is represented by the point that is halfway between 0 and 1 on the number line.

Front

What fraction of a rectangle is colored if 2 out of 6 parts are blue?

Back

The fraction is 2/6.

Front

If Cassey colored ⅞ of the triangles, how many triangles are colored?

Back

If there are 8 triangles, then 7 triangles are colored.

Front

What is the fraction represented by 1 part out of 6 equal parts?

Back

The fraction is 1/6.

Front

If there are 4 chairs and 2 are blue, what fraction of the chairs is NOT blue?

Back

The fraction is 2/4.

Front

How do you simplify the fraction 2/6?

Back

You can simplify 2/6 to 1/3 by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2.