Fraction Pieces

What does the "5" in this fraction tell us? Select all answers that apply.

• You have 5 pieces

• The piece size is "fifths"

• The whole is broken into five equal pieces

• There are five wholes

What does the "4" in this fraction tell us? Select all answers that apply.

• You have 4 pieces of the whole

• The piece size is "fourths"

• The whole is broken into four equal pieces

• There are four wholes

What part of the fraction tells us how many pieces we have?

• Numerator

• Denominator

• Average

• The bottom number

What part of the fraction tells us how many pieces are in the WHOLE?

• Numerator

• Denominator

• Equation

• The top number

A ​ (a)   can name a part of a whole, a part of a set, a location on a number line, or a division of whole numbers.

• fraction

• unit fraction

• denominator

• numerator

Label the parts of the fraction correctly

c

b

a

Denominator

Numerator

Vinculum

Do fraction pieces need to be equal? 

• YES!

• NEVER, they can be unequal as well as equal. 

Describe how you could shade to show 1/3 .

Shade​ (a)   part of the ​ (b)   total parts.​

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 2

the bottom number in a fraction is called.... 

• denominator

• fraction

• divisor

• numerator

Match the following

• Fractions that name the same region, part of a set, or part of a segment are

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• A ____ is a number that is a factor of two or more given numbers.

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• A symbol used to name part of a whole, part of a set, or a location on a number line is called a ___

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• A number that has a whole number part and a fraction part is a _____

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• In a fraction, the number above the fraction bar that represents the part of the whole is the ____

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