Fraction Intro

The Fundamentals of Fractions

What is a fraction?

What is a fraction?

• Equal parts of a whole

• Another representation of division

• Has a numerator( Top number and Denominator (Bottom number)

Fraction Song

A fraction has two parts (Two parts)
A number on the top and a number on the bottom ( repeat)

The number on the top is called the NUMERATOR
The number on the bottom is called DENOMINATOR (Repeat)

Multiple Select

What is a fraction ? Check all that apply

• Representation of Multiplication

• Equal parts of a whole

• Representation of Division

• Equal parts of a part

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a proper fraction?

• 5/3

• 4 1/6

• 3/7

• 10/8

Draw

Give me an example of an improper fraction

Draw

Give me an example of a mix fraction

Multiple Choice

What does an equivalent fraction mean?

• Equivalent fractions are fractions that have the same value, even though they may have different numerators and denominators.
• Fractions that can only be simplified to whole numbers
• Fractions that are always greater than one
• Fractions that have the same numerator but different denominators

Multiple Select

What is a fraction ? Check all that apply

• Representation of Multiplication

• Equal parts of a whole

• Representation of Division

• Equal parts of a part

How to add/ subtract Like fractions
(common fraction) ?

Multiple Select

Select the LIKE FRACTIONS

• 1/4

• 2/6

• 3/4

• 5/8

ADDING/SUBTRACTING
LIKE FRACTIONS

To add and subtract fractions the denominators have to be the SAME number. Since LIKE FRACTIONS already have the SAME denominator than we would Add/ Subtract the Numerators and KEEP the denominators the SAME

Multiple Choice

Add $$\frac{2}{10}+\frac{7}{10}$$

• $$\frac{9}{20}$$

• $$\frac{5}{10}$$

• $$\frac{9}{10}$$

• $$\frac{3}{4}$$

Multiple Choice

Subtract $$\frac{9}{15}-\frac{7}{15}=$$

• $$\frac{2}{15}$$

• $$\frac{15}{15}$$

• $$\frac{16}{17}$$

• $$\frac{3}{15}$$

We write our fractions in Simplest Terms:

Simplest Terms: A fraction is in simplest form if the top and bottom have no common factors other than 1

Multiple Choice

Simplify   7/21

• 3
• 1/3
• 2/3
• 3/5

Multiple Choice

Simplify 8/24

• 3/16

• 1/3
• 1/2
• 1/4

Multiple Choice

What is the sum? Find the answer in SIMPLEST FORM.

$$\frac{1}{10}\ +\ \frac{5}{10}=$$  

• $$\frac{4}{100}$$  

• $$\frac{5}{20}$$  

• $$\frac{3}{10}$$  

• $$\frac{3}{5}$$  

Multiple Choice

EXIT TICKET 4/6 - 1/6 = ?

• 5/6

• 1/12

• 1/2

• 5/12