Fraction Division Vocabulary

to determine how many times one number is contained in another number.

• multiply

• divide

• subtract

• add

either of two equal parts of something.

• third

• halves

• fourth

• quarter

one of four equal parts into which something is divided.

• halves

• thirds

• quarter

• sixth

the top number in a fraction, which shows the number of parts of the whole taken.

• denominator

• fraction

• numerator

• fraction bar

What mathematical operation does the fraction bar represent?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

The rule for dividing fractions is:

• find a common denominator

• multiply diagonally

• KCF (keep, change, flip)

• just divide straight across

To find the RECIPROCAL of a fraction, you...

• put the fraction over 1

• flip the fraction

• reduce the fraction

• eat the fraction

To seperate into equal groups.

• multiply

• add

• subtract

• divide

The process of sharing a number of items to find how many groups can be made or how many items will be in a group. The inverse operation of multiplication.

• multiplication

• addition

• subtraction

• division