Fraction Vocabulary and Equivalent Fractions

Fraction Vocabulary and Equivalent Fractions

by Christin Bankhead

​Fraction

• ​Part to Whole

  • There are 8 toys in the picture

  • 8 is the whole​

​Fraction

​One of them is a spaceman

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​One is the part

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​Fraction

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Numerator--Part

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​Denominator -- Whole

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Changing whole numbers into fractions

​To change any number into a fraction, put a 1 under it.

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Multiple Choice

If I need the number 7 to be a fraction, what would it be?

• $$\frac{7}{1}$$  

• $$\frac{1}{7}$$  

Multiple Choice

If I need the number 10 to be a fraction, what would it be?

• $$\frac{1}{10}$$  

• $$\frac{1}{1}$$  

• $$\frac{10}{1}$$  

​Division

​Fractions are division problems!!!

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If you divide numerator by the denominator, you get an equivalent decimal. ​

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Multiple Choice

What is the decimal equivalent of  $$\frac{3}{4}\ ?$$  

• .25

• .67

• .75

• .80

Multiple Choice

What is the decimal equivalent for $$\frac{3}{5}?$$  

• .5

• .75

• .6

• .33

​Equivalent Fractions

​You can create equivalent fractions, by multiplying the numerator and the denominator by the same factor.

​Equivalent Fractions

Multiple Choice

Fill in the  missing number to make an equivalent fraction.

$$\frac{1}{2}\ =\ \frac{?}{6}$$  

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 1

Multiple Choice

Fill in the missing number to make an equivalent fraction.

$$\frac{2}{3}\ =\ \frac{4}{?}$$  

• 4

• 6

• 3