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1. The top number in a fraction that shows how many parts we have

2. Equal part of a whole shown by a number written with the bottom part telling you how many parts the whole is divided into, and the top part telling how many you have.

3. The bottom number in a fraction that shows how many equal parts the whole is divided into

4. What does the denominator of a fraction tell you? ______________________________________________________________

5. What are the three ways to show the fraction ¾?

Circle: Rectangle: Part of a set:

6. Write the following fractions:

Two-thirds: _____ four fifths: _____ six tenths: _____ seven tenths: _____

7. Of the fractions in #6, which are decimal fractions? ___________________

8. Of the fractions in #6, which are common fractions? ___________________

9. Fractions are called decimal fractions if they have a _____ in the denominator.

10. Fractions are called common fractions if they have ________________ in the denominator.

11. Write the number sentences for the following problems and solve:

a. Jenna ate ¼ of a pizza. Sue at 2/4 of the pizza. How much did they eat all together?

Number sentence: _______________________ Answer: ________________

b. Sally baked 8 cakes. Three of the cakes were chocolate. Two of the cakes were vanilla. How many cakes were chocolate and vanilla?

Number sentence: _______________________ Answer: ________________

c. 1/3 of Joey’s marbles are blue. 1/3 of Cody’s marbles are blue as well. How many marbles are blue all together?

Number sentence: _______________________ Answer: ________________

d. Jamie made a pizza with 8 slices. Tom ate 3/8 of it. Stacey ate 2/8 of it. How much did they eat all together?

Number sentence: _______________________ Answer: ________________

e. From problem d, how much pizza does Jamie have left?

Number sentence: _______________________ Answer: ________________

12. Fraction Word Problems:

a. Five batches of cookies baked. Two batches did not burn. What fraction burned? ______

b. There are ten donuts on a tray. 6 have sprinkles. What fraction has sprinkles? ______

c. There are 15 people at the table. 6 are girls. What fraction are girls? ______

d. There are 15 people at the table. 6 are girls. What fraction are boys? ______

e. I have ten balls in the recess equipment bag. 4 are footballs, 2 are soccer balls and the rest are basketballs. Write the fraction for each ball:

Footballs: ______ Soccer balls: ______ Basketballs: ______

f. I have ten books. 1 is a mystery, 3 are poetry books, and the rest are nonfiction books. Write the fraction for each type of book:

Mystery: ______ Poetry: ______ Nonfiction: ______

g. I have ten sillybandz. 3 are princess themed, 2 are sea creatures and the rest are sports themed. Write the fraction for each type of sillyband:

Princess themed: ______ Sea Creatures: ______ Sports themed: ______

13. Find a part of a fractional set.

a. There are two ways to find a fractional part of a set. Explain the two ways. (Hint: one uses boxes and the other uses division)

Way one: Way two:

b. Find ¼ of 12: __________

c. Find 1/5 of 10: __________

d. Find ½ of 20: __________

e. Find 1/3 of 15: __________

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