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Whole Numbers and Reciprocals

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 48mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the reciprocal of

 127\frac{12}{7}  

a)

 712\frac{7}{12} 

b)

 1 571\ \frac{5}{7} 

c)

 36\frac{3}{6} 

d)

 127\frac{12}{7} 

2.

What is the reciprocal of 23\frac{2}{3}  


a)

 23\frac{2}{3} 

b)

 14\frac{1}{4} 

c)

 32\frac{3}{2}  

d)

 46\frac{4}{6}  

3.

What is the reciprocal of 6?

a)

6

b)

126\frac{12}{6}

c)

16\frac{1}{6}


d)

0.6

4.

What is the reciprocal of  58\frac{5}{8}  


a)

 85\frac{8}{5}  

b)

 58\frac{5}{8} 

c)

  58-\ \frac{5}{8}  

d)

  85-\ \frac{8}{5}  

5.

This is an example of:

a)

Equivalent fraction

b)

Improper fraction

c)

Mixed number

d)

Reciprocal

6.
To multiply two fractions...
a)
multiply the numerators and keep the denominators constant.
b)
multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.
c)
keep the numerators constant and multiply the denominators.
d)
guess and check.
7.

What is another word for "Flip"?

a)

Same

b)

Fraction

c)

Equal

d)

Reciprocal

8.

What is the reciprocal of 2 142\ \frac{1}{4}  

a)

 94\frac{9}{4} 

b)

 49\frac{4}{9} 

c)

 2 282\ \frac{2}{8} 

d)

 188\frac{18}{8}  

9.

What does EVERY whole number have in regards to FRACTIONS?

a)

A numerator of 1

b)

A remainder of 1

c)

A denominator of 1

d)

An exponent of 0

10.

Write 23 as a fraction

a)

23\frac{2}{3}

b)

32\frac{3}{2}

c)

123\frac{1}{23}

d)

231\frac{23}{1}

11.

Write 7 as a fraction.

a)

71\frac{7}{1}

b)

70\frac{7}{0}

c)

17\frac{1}{7}

d)

07\frac{0}{7}

12.

A number is written as 361\frac{36}{1} , what is the original number?

a)

35

b)

37

c)

36

d)

38

13.

A number is written as 1231\frac{123}{1} , what is the original number?

a)

12.3

b)

123

c)

123.1

d)

1.23

14.

Find the reciprocal of 7

a)


17\frac{1}{7}

b)

71\frac{7}{1}

c)

1 17\frac{1}{7}

d)

77\frac{7}{7}

15.

Find the reciprocal of 11

a)

111\frac{11}{1}

b)

1111\frac{11}{11}

c)

1 111\frac{1}{11}

d)

111\frac{1}{11}

16.

Find the reciprocal of 711\frac{7}{11}  

a)

1 17\frac{1}{7}  

b)

1111\frac{11}{11}  

c)

117\frac{11}{7}  

d)

77\frac{7}{7}  

17.

What is the reciprocal of 78\frac{7}{8}  ?

a)

1

b)

1416\frac{14}{16}  

c)

87\frac{8}{7}

d)

78\frac{7}{8}

18.

Identify the reciprocal of 
39\frac{3}{9}  

a)

312\frac{3}{12}  

b)

13\frac{1}{3}  

c)

93\frac{9}{3}  

d)

3.9

19.

Identify the reciprocal of 
1012\frac{10}{12}  

a)

512\frac{5}{12}  

b)

106\frac{10}{6}  

c)

1210\frac{12}{10}  

d)

10.12

20.

Identify the reciprocal of 5

a)

15\frac{1}{5}  

b)

51\frac{5}{1}  

c)

510\frac{5}{10}  

d)

10.5

21.

Identify the reciprocal of 


12\frac{1}{2}  

a)

120\frac{1}{20}  

b)

32\frac{3}{2}

c)

1012\frac{10}{12}  

d)

2

22.

Find the reciprocal of 105\frac{10}{5}  

a)

2

b)

21\frac{2}{1}  

c)

510\frac{5}{10}  

d)

12\frac{1}{2}  

23.

How do you write 7 wholes as a fraction?

a)

7 / 7

b)

7 / 1

c)

7 / 0

d)

1 / 7

24.

6 / 1 means what?

a)

1 group of 6

b)

6 wholes

c)

6 halves

d)

6 groups of 1

25.

How do you write 5 wholes as a fraction?

a)

5 / 1

b)

1 / 5

c)

5 / 5

d)

0 / 5

26.

Your teacher gives you 3 packets of Smarties. How do you write 3 as a fraction?

a)

3

b)

3 / 3

c)

1 / 3

d)

3 / 1

27.

How do you write 9 wholes as a fraction?

a)

9

b)

9 / 1

c)

1 / 9

d)

9 / 9

28.

Your mom orders 4 pizzas for your birthday party. How do you write 4 as a fraction?

a)

4 / 1

b)

4 / 4

c)

4 / 0

d)

1 / 4

29.

What does 2 / 1 mean?

a)

2 pieces

b)

2 wholes

c)

one half

d)

1 whole

30.

What does 12 / 1 mean?

a)

12 wholes

b)

12 pieces

c)

1 whole

d)

0 wholes

31.

When your math test asks you, "How do you write a whole number as a fraction?", what should you do?

a)

cry

b)

skip it

c)

color a picture

d)

put the whole number as the numerator and a 1 as the denominator

32.

How do you find the reciprocal of a fraction?

a)

It's just the fraction.

b)

Keep it the same.

c)

By flipping the fraction

d)

There are no reciprocals.

33.
"Flip" of a number
a)
mixed number
b)
divisible
c)
simplest form
d)
reciprocal
34.

What is the reciprocal of 4101\frac{4}{101} ?

a)

114\frac{11}{4}  

b)

104\frac{10}{4}  

c)

1014\frac{101}{4}  

d)

1014-\frac{101}{4}  

35.

What is the reciprocal of 6?

a)

6

b)

126\frac{12}{6}

c)

16\frac{1}{6}


d)

0.6

36.

This is an example of:

a)

Equivalent fraction

b)

Improper fraction

c)

Mixed number

d)

Reciprocal

37.

How do you find the reciprocal of a number?

a)

You multiply the top number times the bottom number.

b)

You flip the numerator and the denominator so the top number is on bottom and the bottom number is on top.

c)

You put a 1 divided by that number

d)

You multiply that number times 2

38.

What is the reciprocal of 22/3?

a)

3/2

b)

1/2

c)

66

d)

3/22

39.

Directions: Using RACES, and the word bank provided [not all words need to be used], answer the prompt.

Word Bank: Inverse - Numerator - Denominator - Swap - Flip

PROMPT: What is a reciprocal and how do you write a whole number as its reciprocal?

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