Decompose Fractions with Same Denominators

When two or more fractions have the same denominators, they have ____________.

• mixed denominators

• improper fractions

• like denominators

• unlike denominators

Choose the correct answer.

What does it mean to decompose a fraction?

• To combine two fractions into one

• To find the reciprocal of a fraction

• To break down a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same denominator

• To reduce a fraction to its simplest form

How can you decompose 5/8?

• 4/8 + 1/8

• 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 +1/8

• 3/8 + 2/8

• All of the above

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To ​ (a)   a fraction means to break apart.

• decompose

• compose

• equal parts

• numerator

• denominator

What is one way you can decompose 1 ⅜ using like denominators?

• 5/5 + 2/8 + 1/8

• 2/8 + 1/8

• 5/8 + 3/8

• 4/8 + 2/8 + 5/8

How can you decompose \frac{4}{5}?

Decompose the following fraction:
5/8

• 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 2/8

• 3/8 + 2/3

• 1/8 + 3/8

• 8/2 + 8/3

How do you decompose 6/10 into a sum of unit fractions?

• 1/10 + 5/10

• 3/10 + 3/10

• 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10

• 4/10 + 2/10