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).

Front

What does it mean to decompose a fraction?

Back

To decompose a fraction means to break it down into smaller parts or sums of fractions that add up to the original fraction.

Front

Decompose 7/8 into smaller parts.

Back

4/8 + 2/8 + 1/8

Front

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

Back

3/6

Front

If Kyleigh ate 1/5 of a cookie, how much did Noelle get?

Back

4/5 of the cookie.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a way to decompose 9/12? 7/12 + 1/12 + 2/12, 4/12 + 4/12 + 1/12, 8/12 + 1/12, 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12 + 1/12.

Back

7/12 + 1/12 + 2/12.

Front

How can you decompose 4/7?

Back

1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7 + 1/7.

Front

What is the numerator in the fraction 3/4?

Back

3.

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What is the denominator in the fraction 3/4?

Back

4.

Front

If you have 2/3 of a pizza and eat 1/3, how much is left?

Back

1/3 of the pizza.