is for Adding Fractions

I cannot add fractions unless they have the same pants on. First, I must figure out the Least Common Multiple and use that to create equivalent fractions! What is one half plus one half?

is for Benchmark Fractions

Benchmark fractions are the basic fractions like one-fourth, one-half, and three-fourths. Can you think of one more benchmark fraction that you use often?

is for Composite

Composite numbers are numbers with 3 or more factors. A great example is 24. The factors of 24 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24! That's eight factors! Can you think of an number that only has 3 factors? Hint: The square root of 81.

is for Denominator

In any fraction, the bottom number is the denominator. I always remember this because down starts with d, and so I remember the denominator is the downstairs number in a fraction! What is the denominator of 5/8?

is for Equivalent Fractions

Two fractions that have the same value are equivalent fractions. Although they don't look like it, 6/8 and 9/12 are equivalent. They are equal because when you reduce both of them, they equal 3/4.

What would be an equivalent fraction for 5/10?

is for Fractions

The basis of this book is to review fractions. I hope you already know most of this information. If not, maybe one half of you will have to redo three fourths of the school year during 1/3 of the summer weeks?

Seriously, fractions are a part of a whole! Usually, I eat a whole pizza...so 0/8ths are left!

is for Greatest Common Factor

The greatest common factor is used to reduce fractions. In order to reduce 4/12, I must figure out the greatest common factor they both have in common. For this fraction, the GCF would be 4 because 4 goes into both the numerator and the denominator. When reduced, 4/12 is simplified to 1/3. Thank you GCF!

is for Half

All fractions have a corresponding decimal and a percent. When dealing with HALF, the decimal is 0.5 and the percent is 50%. Half the class can also be referred to as 50% of the class. It can also be referred to as five tenths of the class. Is your glass half empty or half full today?

is for Improper Fractions

UH OH! An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator. An example would be 7/3. These fractions can ultimately be turned into mixed numbers. I'll see you around the M to review Mixed Numbers.

is for Jokes

3 out of 2 people have trouble with fractions.

There is a fine line between numerator and denominator.

Only a fraction of the people reading this will get these jokes!

is for Kilo

This abbreviation in math deals with the number 1000.

In regards to fractions, if I write 1/1000 that deals with the thousandths place value.

In America, we don't have a currency that goes this low. The penny is in the hundredths place!

is for Least Common Multiple

In order to add or subtract fractions with different pants on (different denominators), I must find the LCM, or LCD.

For example, the LCM of 1/8 and 2/5 would be 40 because if I count by 8 and 5 the first common number I will hit will be 40.

What is the LCM of 3 and 4?

is for Mixed Numbers

A mixed number is a whole number with a fraction buddy.

If I have three pizzas, and I eat 2/3 of one of them, I now have 2 and 1/3 pizza remaining.

What if I would have eaten half of the three pizzas, what would be the mixed number?

is for Numerator

A few pages back, we learned what about the bottom numbers of fractions. Now let us review numerators. The top number of a fraction is the numerator.

What is the numerator of most simplified fractions?

is for ORIGIN

This word is a long shot for this book, but do you remember what the ordered pair is for the origin on a coordinate grid?

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is for Percents

Each fraction equals a certain percent. You all know that one half equals 50%. Did you know that 1/8 equals 12.5%? If you want to find the perfect for a fraction, divide the numerator by the denominator! What percent does 1/3 equal?