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Fractions
fractionfracción
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)
Only a small fraction of students preferred purple jerseys over orange or white.
fraction (noun)
• Since I wanted to share the pizza with eight friends, I cut it into eight equal fractions.
• I was only able to complete a fraction of my work today.
fraction (noun)
Examples Non-examples
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Word & Meaning Example
fraction (noun)
frac-tion
My mom only let me eat a fraction of the pie.
part of a whole
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
(food/activity) (names) (names)
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Noun Verb Adjective Adverbperson, place,
or thingan action in the past,
present, or futuredescribes a noun describes a verb
fractionA fraction of the students in our class are girls.
fractionalA fractional number of students are wearing blue today.
fractionallyThere is a fractionally larger number of girls than boys in our class.
fracturefracturedfracturingWhen I fractured my leg, the doctor used a cast to rejoin the bone.
numeratorel numerador
nu•mer•a•tor
numerator
numerator (noun)
• 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.
numerator
denominator
el denominador
de•nom•i•na•tor
denominator
denominator (noun)
• Means…– the bottom number in a fraction– the number of pieces in the whole
• The apple was cut into two pieces.
numerator
denominator
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Word & Meaning Example
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.
½
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Word & Meaning Exampledenominator (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.
½
½
equivalentequivalente
e•quiv•a•lent
equivalent
equivalent (adjective)
• Means…– same size
• Synonyms:– equal– identical– same– comparable
• Example:The apple was cut into two equivalent pieces.
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Word & Meaning Example
equivalent (adj)
e-quiv-a-lent
I cut the pie into four equivalent pieces.
same size
simplifysimplificar
sim•pli•fy
simplify
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.
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Word & Meaning Example
simplify (verb)
sim-pli-fy
make simpler
I simplified into .
Words You Learned
• fraction
• numerator
• denominator
• equivalent
• simplify
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