#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 What does the denominator tell you? How many equal parts the whole is divided into math-fractions-skills What does the numerator tell you? How many of those parts are being counted math-fractions-skills Proper fraction Numerator is smaller than denominator, like 3/5 math-fractions-skills Improper fraction Numerator is equal to or larger than denominator, like 9/4 math-fractions-skills Mixed number A whole number plus a fraction, like 2 1/4 math-fractions-skills Equivalent fractions Different fractions with the same value math-fractions-skills How to make an equivalent fraction Multiply or divide top and bottom by the same number math-fractions-skills Simplify 6/8 3/4 math-fractions-skills Simplify 10/15 2/3 math-fractions-skills Simplify 12/18 2/3 math-fractions-skills Simplify 24/36 2/3 math-fractions-skills Simplify 15/45 1/3 math-fractions-skills Simplify 18/24 3/4 math-fractions-skills Simplify 20/50 2/5 math-fractions-skills Convert 7/4 to a mixed number 1 3/4 math-fractions-skills Convert 11/3 to a mixed number 3 2/3 math-fractions-skills Convert 2 1/2 to an improper fraction 5/2 math-fractions-skills Convert 3 2/5 to an improper fraction 17/5 math-fractions-skills Convert 1 3/4 to an improper fraction 7/4 math-fractions-skills 1/2 + 1/4 3/4 math-fractions-skills 1/3 + 1/6 1/2 math-fractions-skills 2/5 + 1/10 1/2 math-fractions-skills 3/8 + 1/4 5/8 math-fractions-skills 1/2 + 1/3 5/6 math-fractions-skills 3/4 + 2/3 1 5/12 math-fractions-skills 3/4 − 1/4 1/2 math-fractions-skills 5/6 − 1/3 1/2 math-fractions-skills 7/8 − 1/2 3/8 math-fractions-skills 2/3 − 1/4 5/12 math-fractions-skills 1 − 3/5 2/5 math-fractions-skills 2/3 × 3/4 1/2 math-fractions-skills 1/2 × 1/2 1/4 math-fractions-skills 3/5 × 5/6 1/2 math-fractions-skills 2/7 × 14 4 math-fractions-skills 1/3 of 12 4 math-fractions-skills 3/4 of 20 15 math-fractions-skills 2/5 of 25 10 math-fractions-skills 1/2 ÷ 1/4 2 math-fractions-skills 3/4 ÷ 3/8 2 math-fractions-skills 2/3 ÷ 4 1/6 math-fractions-skills 4 ÷ 1/2 8 math-fractions-skills How to divide fractions Multiply by the reciprocal of the second fraction math-fractions-skills Reciprocal of 5/7 7/5 math-fractions-skills Reciprocal of 4 1/4 math-fractions-skills Common denominator A shared multiple of the denominators, needed for adding and subtracting math-fractions-skills Least common denominator of 1/4 and 1/6 12 math-fractions-skills Least common denominator of 2/3 and 3/5 15 math-fractions-skills Which is greater, 3/4 or 2/3? 3/4 math-fractions-skills Which is greater, 5/8 or 3/5? 5/8 math-fractions-skills Which is smaller, 1/3 or 2/7? 2/7 math-fractions-skills Compare 4/9 and 1/2 4/9 < 1/2 math-fractions-skills Order 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 from least to greatest 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 math-fractions-skills Unit fractions get smaller as the denominator Gets bigger math-fractions-skills Benchmark fractions 0, 1/2 and 1, used for comparing and estimating math-fractions-skills Is 5/9 more or less than 1/2? More math-fractions-skills Is 3/8 more or less than 1/2? Less math-fractions-skills Fraction of a day that is 6 hours 1/4 math-fractions-skills Fraction of an hour that is 20 minutes 1/3 math-fractions-skills Fraction of a dollar that is a quarter 1/4 math-fractions-skills Fraction as division a/b means a ÷ b math-fractions-skills 1/0 Undefined; you cannot divide by zero math-fractions-skills 0/5 0 math-fractions-skills Fraction bar also means Divide math-fractions-skills Fraction of a circle in a half turn 1/2 math-fractions-skills Number line fraction: halfway between 0 and 1 1/2 math-fractions-skills Complex fraction A fraction with a fraction in the numerator or denominator math-fractions-skills