Decomposing 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 1/4.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a unit fraction? 1/2, 3/4, 1/9, 1/4

Back

3/4 is NOT a unit fraction.

Front

What is the sum of 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6?

Back

The sum is 3/6.

Front

How can you decompose 3/9 into unit fractions?

Back

3/9 can be decomposed into 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9.

Front

If Crystal shared her cake with 6 people, how much cake did each person get?

Back

Each person got 1/6 of the cake.

Front

How can you decompose 4/7?

Back

4/7 can be decomposed into 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7.

Front

What is the definition of decomposing fractions?

Back

Decomposing fractions means breaking a fraction into a sum of smaller fractions.

Front

What is the fraction represented by 2/6 + 1/6?

Back

The fraction is 3/6.

Front

How can you express 1/2 as a sum of unit fractions?

Back

1/2 can be expressed as 1/4 + 1/4.

Front

What is the sum of 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3?

Back

The sum is 3/3, which equals 1.