Naming 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).

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What does the numerator in a fraction represent?

Back

The numerator represents the number of parts being considered.

Front

What does the denominator in a fraction represent?

Back

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

Front

What is the shaded fraction in a diagram with 5 equal parts, 3 of which are shaded?

Back

3/5

Front

If you color in 2 more slices of a pizza that has 8 slices, what is the new fraction?

Back

5/8

Front

If a whole is divided into 8 equal parts, what is each part called?

Back

Each part is called an eighth.

Front

What fraction represents a whole?

Back

4/4 or 1/1.

Front

What fraction of a circle is represented if 1 out of 4 equal parts is shaded?

Back

1/4.

Front

How do you convert a fraction to a decimal?

Back

Divide the numerator by the denominator.

Front

What is an equivalent fraction?

Back

An equivalent fraction is a fraction that represents the same value as another fraction, e.g., 1/2 is equivalent to 2/4.