Fractions Intro

Fractions Intro

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What is a fraction?

A fraction is part of a whole.

Multiple Choice

Is this part of an avocado or a whole avocado?

• part of an avocado

• a whole avocado

Multiple Choice

Part of an avocado...or a whole avocado?

• part of an avocado

• whole avocado

Multiple Choice

What is a fraction

• a part of a whole

• an avocado

• the worst thing ever invented in math

In Fractions...

There are two numbers. The top number is called the numerator, and the bottom is called the denominator.

Multiple Choice

How many numbers in a fraction?

• one

• two

• three

Multiple Choice

What is the top number called?

• the numerator

• the denominator

The bottom number is the denominator

It tells us how the whole is cut up. If it is cut into 4 pieces, the bottom number is 4.

The top number is the numerator

It tells us how many pieces we have

Multiple Choice

What is the TOP number in a fraction?

• numerator

• denominator

• terminator

Multiple Choice

What is the bottom number in a fraction?

• numerator

• denominator

• terminator

Writing Fractions

The top is the part that is shaded.

The bottom number is how many parts there are.

Multiple Choice

What fraction is represented by the image?

• $\frac{1}{2}$
  one-half

• $\frac{1}{3}$
  one-third

• $\frac{1}{4}$
  one-fourth

Multiple Choice

What fraction is represented by the image?

• $\frac{1}{2}$
  one-half

• $\frac{1}{3}$
  one-third

• $\frac{1}{4}$
  one-fourth

Multiple Choice

What fraction does the image represent?

• one-half

  $\frac{1}{2}$

• $\frac{1}{4}$ one-fourth

• one-third $\frac{1}{3}$

Multiple Choice

What fraction is represented by the image

• $\frac{1}{2}$
  one half

• $\frac{3}{4}$
  three-fourths

• $\frac{3}{8}$
  
  three-eighths

Multiple Choice

What fraction is represented by the image?

• $\frac{1}{5}$
  one-fifth

• $\frac{2}{5}$
  two-fifths

• $\frac{1}{3}$
  one-third