1. Fractions Are Parts-Math Antics

What do fractions represent?

• Letters

• Decimals

• Smaller pieces or parts of things

• Whole numbers

How are fractions written?

• One number on top, one number on bottom, and a line between them

• Two numbers side by side

• One number on top, one number on bottom, and a plus sign between them

• One number on top, one number on bottom, and a multiplication sign between them

What does the number on the bottom of a fraction represent?

• How many parts you have

• How many parts the whole is divided into

• The total number of parts

• The number of questions on a test

If a circle is divided into 4 parts and you have all 4 parts, what is the fraction?

• 3 over 4

• 1 over 4

• 4 over 4

• 2 over 4

If a rectangle is divided into 8 parts and you have 3 parts, what is the fraction?

• 4 over 8

• 3 over 8

• 1 over 8

• 2 over 8

What must be true for fractions to work right?

• The parts must be equal

• The parts must be different sizes

• The parts must be prime numbers

• The parts must be odd numbers

If a hexagon is divided into 6 parts and 5 are shaded blue, what is the fraction?

• 2 over 6

• 3 over 6

• 4 over 6

• 5 over 6

What can fractions be used to represent besides parts of objects?

• Animals

• Colors

• Test scores

• Shapes

If you have 7 pets and 4 are dogs, what is the fraction of dogs?

• 1 over 7

• 2 over 7

• 4 over 7

• 3 over 7

If you get 17 out of 20 questions right on a test, what is the fraction?

• 16 over 20

• 15 over 20

• 17 over 20

• 14 over 20