STAAR 4.3D and 4.3C

FRACTIONS!

By ALEXIS BALBONI

Multiple Choice

What part of the fraction is the purple digit?

• The Fraction Bar

• The Numerator

• The Denominator

• It doesn't have a name

Multiple Choice

What part of the fraction is the green digit?

• The Fraction Bar

• The Numerator

• The Denominator

• It doesn't have a name

Multiple Choice

The denominator tells me.....

• The number of parts you have.

• The total number of parts in the whole.

Multiple Choice

The numerator tells me.....

• The number of parts you have.

• The total number of parts in the whole.

Multiple Choice

Are these two fractions equivalent?

• No, they do not have the same value because they have different numbers.

• Yes, even though they have different numbers they have the same value.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic-home/arith-review-fractions/visualizing-equiv-frac/v/equivalent-fractions​

Check out this video about Equivalent Fractions!

Multiple Choice

How long was the Khan Academy video?

• 5 minutes and 50 seconds

• 6 minutes and 75 seconds

• infinity

• I'm not sure I was talking to my neighbor

Open Ended

How do I check to see if 2 fractions are equivalent if I do not have a picture?

Multiple Choice

Think to yourself....What do I multiply 2 by to get to 12?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 6

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• Let's try some examples!

  • 3/4 =

  • 11/14 =

  • ​4/8 = ?/16

Good job!! You can make equivalent fractions by multiplying the numerator and the denominator by the same number!​

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Multiple Choice

We can use division to make equivalent fractions too! What number do I divide 15 by to get to 3?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Let's practice using division to make equivalent fractions!​

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When the numerator and denominator cannot be divided by the same number, that means a fraction is in its SIMPLEST FORM.

Multiple Choice

What other strategy can we use to check and see if fractions are equivalent?

• The butterfly method

• Drawing a picture

• Guessing

• Asking Mrs. Huerta

Multiple Choice

What fraction is equivalent to 2/3? USE THE BUTTERFLY METHOD!!

• 6/8

• 2/3

• 5/10

• 6/9