Fractions part 1 review

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What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction represents a part of a whole. It is written as two numbers separated by a line, like 1/2, where the top number is the numerator (part) and the bottom number is the denominator (whole).

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What is a unit fraction?

Back

A unit fraction is a fraction where the numerator is 1 and the denominator is a whole number, like 1/3 or 1/5.

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How do you write 3/4 as the sum of unit fractions?

Back

1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4.

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What is an improper fraction?

Back

An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator, like 9/5 or 11/3.

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What is a proper fraction?

Back

A proper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is less than the denominator, like 1/2 or 3/4.

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What fraction did Justice eat if he ate 1 out of 8 brownies?

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1/8.

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How can you decompose the fraction 8/12?

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You can break it down into smaller fractions, like 4/12 + 4/12.

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What does it mean to decompose a fraction?

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To decompose a fraction means to break it down into smaller parts or sums of fractions.

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What is the numerator in the fraction 3/4?

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The numerator is 3.

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What is the denominator in the fraction 3/4?

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The denominator is 4.