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Fractions: Terms and Operations

Fraction vocabulary and how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, simplify and compare fractions.

66 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8#fractions#operations

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

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