Order/Renaming of Fractions - 4th Quarter

Fraction is considered the lowest term if:

• When the numerator is greater than the denominator
• When the fraction is expressed as a decimal
• When common factor of the numerator and denominator is 1.

• When the fraction is simplified

To simplify or reduce the fraction to its lowest term, divide both numerator and denominator by their __________

• Subtraction
• Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

• Product
• Least Common Multiple (LCM)

When reducing mixed fractions to lowest terms, the whole number is retained or copied.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Write the mixed number as an improper fraction

7 ⁵/₁₁

(a)  

Write the improper fraction as a mixed number

²²/₃

• 7 ²/₃

• 7 ¹/₃

• 7 ¹/₄

• 7 ³/₄

The whole number is retained when a mixed number is changed to lowest terms

• TRUE

• FALSE

The first step when changing an improper fraction to a mixed number is:

Multiply the whole number by the denominator

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

First step is Divide the numerator by the denominator

In changing improper fractions to mixed number, what is retained?

(a)  

When changing dissimilar fractions to similar fractions, what must be written as the new denominators of the fractions?

• GCF

• factors

• multiples

• LCD

If 1/2 and 3/5 are changed to similar fractions, the new numerators are:

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 4

• 5 and 6

• 6 and 7