5th Grade Fractions Word Problems

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What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction represents a part of a whole and is written as 'a/b', where 'a' is the numerator (part) and 'b' is the denominator (whole).

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

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How do you add fractions with the same denominator?

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To add fractions with the same denominator, keep the denominator the same and add the numerators. For example, 1/6 + 2/6 = (1+2)/6 = 3/6.

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

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How do you add fractions with different denominators?

Back

To add fractions with different denominators, find a common denominator, convert the fractions, and then add the numerators. For example, 1/4 + 1/6 = 3/12 + 2/12 = 5/12.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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What does it mean to divide a fraction?

Back

Dividing a fraction means finding how many times the denominator fits into the numerator. For example, 1/2 ÷ 1/4 = 1/2 × 4/1 = 2.

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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How do you multiply fractions?

Back

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and the denominators together. For example, 1/2 × 3/4 = (1×3)/(2×4) = 3/8.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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What is a mixed number?

Back

A mixed number is a whole number combined with a fraction, such as 2 1/2.

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.3C

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How do you convert an improper fraction to a mixed number?

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To convert an improper fraction to a mixed number, divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient is the whole number, and the remainder is the new numerator.

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What is the reciprocal of a fraction?

Back

The reciprocal of a fraction is obtained by flipping the numerator and denominator. For example, the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3.

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How do you simplify a fraction?

Back

To simplify a fraction, divide the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD). For example, 4/8 simplifies to 1/2.

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What does it mean to split a fraction evenly?

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Splitting a fraction evenly means dividing it into equal parts. For example, splitting 1/2 among 2 people gives each person 1/4.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3