3.1 Fractions as Division

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What does the fraction 14/3 represent in a real-life situation?

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Renee has 14 feet of ribbon that she cuts into 3 pieces.

Front

True or False: When writing a division problem as a fraction, the numerator is always the number of things being shared.

Back

True

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Which situation does the fraction 4/5 represent?

Back

5 friends share 4 packs of cards.

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If Mr. Khan and his wife are going to equally share 3 brownies, how many brownies will they each get?

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Each will get 3/2 brownies.

Front

What does the fraction 10/7 mean in terms of division?

Back

10 ÷ 7.

Front

Define a fraction.

Back

A fraction represents a part of a whole and is expressed as a numerator over a denominator.

Front

What is the numerator in a fraction?

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

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What is the denominator in a fraction?

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

Front

How can you express the division of 8 by 4 as a fraction?

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8/4.

Front

If you have 12 cookies and share them equally among 4 friends, what fraction of cookies does each friend get?

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Each friend gets 3 cookies, which can be expressed as 3/1.