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Words About Fractions

Words About Fractions. fraction. fracción. frac • tion. fraction. fraction (noun). Means… a part of a whole Synonyms: piece portion fragment Example: My mom only let me eat a fraction of the pie. fraction (noun).

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Words About Fractions

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  1. Words About Fractions

  2. fraction fracción

  3. frac • tion

  4. fraction

  5. fraction (noun) • Means… • a part of a whole • Synonyms: • piece • portion • fragment • Example: My mom only let me eat a fraction of the pie.

  6. fraction (noun) Only a smallfraction of students preferred purple jerseys over orange or white.

  7. fraction (noun) Since I wanted to share the pizza with eight friends, I cut it into eight equalfractions. I was only able to complete a fraction of my work today.

  8. fraction (noun) Examples Non-examples 14 14

  9. Record the following in your notebook. fraction (noun) frac-tion My mom only let me eat a fraction of the pie. part of a whole

  10. Only a fraction of my family likes ______. _____ like(s) it while _____ do/does not. In class, your group will share sentences using the word fraction. To prepare for this activity, complete the sentence frame below in your notebook. Example: Only a fraction of my family likes milk. My sister, dad, and I like it, while my mom and brother do not. Prepare for Talking Chips Activity (names) (food/activity) (names)

  11. Record the following in your notebook. fraction A fraction of the students in our class are girls. fracture fractured fracturing When I fractured my leg, the doctor used a cast to rejoin the bone. fractional A fractional number of students are wearing blue today. fractionally There is a fractionally larger number of girls than boys in our class.

  12. numerator el numerador

  13. nu•mer•a•tor

  14. numerator

  15. numerator (noun) 12 numerator • Means… • the top number in a fraction • the number of pieces you have • I ate one half of the apple, or one of the two pieces.

  16. denominator el denominador

  17. de•nom•i•na•tor

  18. denominator

  19. denominator (noun) 12 numerator denominator • Means… • the bottom number in a fraction • the number of pieces in the whole • The apple was cut into two pieces.

  20. Record the following in your notebook. ½ numerator (noun) nu-mer-a-tor I ate one half of the apple. One is the numerator. top number of a fraction, indicating the amount you have.

  21. Record the following in your notebook. ½ ½ denominator (noun) de-nom-i-na-tor I cut the pie into halves, so there were 2 pieces. Two is the denominator. bottom number of a fraction, indicating the number of pieces to make a whole.

  22. equivalent equivalente

  23. e•quiv•a•lent

  24. equivalent

  25. equivalent (adjective) • Means… • same size • Synonyms: • equal • identical • same • comparable • Example: The apple was cut into two equivalent pieces.

  26. Record the following in your notebook. equivalent (adj) e-quiv-a-lent I cut the pie into four equivalent pieces. same size

  27. simplify simplificar

  28. sim•pli•fy

  29. simplify

  30. simplify (verb) = • Means… • to make something simpler • Example: I traded two dimes and a nickel for a quarter to simplify the change I was carrying.

  31. Record the following in your notebook. I simplified into . 12 24 = simplify (verb) sim-pli-fy make simpler

  32. Words You Learned • fraction • numerator • denominator • equivalent • simplify

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