Fraction Word Problems (Identifying Operations)

Front

What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction represents a part of a whole, expressed as a numerator (top number) over a denominator (bottom number).

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What does the numerator in a fraction represent?

Back

The numerator indicates how many parts of the whole are being considered.

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What does the denominator in a fraction represent?

Back

The denominator shows the total number of equal parts the whole is divided into.

Front

What operation would you use to share a quantity equally among a group?

Back

Division.

Front

What operation would you use to find the total length of multiple items of the same size?

Back

Multiplication.

Front

How do you calculate the area of a rectangle?

Back

Multiply the length by the width.

Front

What operation would you use to combine different quantities?

Back

Addition.

Front

What operation would you use to find out how much is left after taking some away?

Back

Subtraction.

Front

If you have a fraction of a quantity and want to find out how much is left after using some, which operations might you use?

Back

Addition and subtraction.

Front

What is the volume of a cube?

Back

Volume is calculated by multiplying the length of one side by itself three times (side x side x side).