Fractions

Front

What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction represents a part of a whole. It consists of a numerator (top number) and a denominator (bottom number).

Front

What is the numerator in a fraction?

Back

The numerator is the top number in a fraction that indicates how many parts are being considered.

Front

What is the denominator in a fraction?

Back

The denominator is the bottom number in a fraction that indicates how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

Front

What fraction represents one whole?

Back

1/1 or simply 1.

Front

If a pizza is cut into 8 equal slices and you eat 3, what fraction of the pizza is left?

Back

5/8 of the pizza is left.

Front

What does it mean to simplify a fraction?

Back

To simplify a fraction means to reduce it to its lowest terms, where the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.

Front

What is an equivalent fraction?

Back

An equivalent fraction is a fraction that represents the same value as another fraction, even though the numerator and denominator may be different.

Front

If you have 2/4 of a chocolate bar and you eat 1/4, how much do you have left?

Back

You have 1/4 of the chocolate bar left.

Front

What is 1/2 equivalent to?

Back

1/2 is equivalent to 2/4, 3/6, and 4/8.

Front

How do you add fractions with the same denominator?

Back

To add fractions with the same denominator, you add the numerators and keep the denominator the same.