Decomposing Fractions

Front

What is a fraction?

Back

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

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What does it mean to decompose a fraction?

Back

To decompose a fraction means to break it down into a sum of smaller fractions, often unit fractions.

Front

What is a unit fraction?

Back

A unit fraction is a fraction where the numerator is 1 and the denominator is a positive integer, such as 1/2, 1/3, or 1/10.

Front

Decompose the fraction 6/10.

Back

2/10 + 4/10.

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How do you decompose 6/10 into a sum of unit fractions?

Back

1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10.

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How can you get 3/4?

Back

2/4 + 1/4.

Front

Which of the following shows how to decompose 6/12?

Back

3/12 + 3/12.

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Decompose 5/12 into the sum of its unit fractions.

Back

1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12.

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What is the sum of 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4?

Back

1.

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If you have 3/6, how can you decompose it?

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1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6.