ALGABREIC FRACTIONS

Question 1

What is a fraction?

Answer 1

A fraction represents a part of a whole.

Question 2

What are the two parts of a fraction called?

Answer 2

The numerator and the denominator.

Question 3

What does the numerator represent?

Answer 3

The numerator represents the number of parts taken.

Question 4

What does the denominator represent?

Answer 4

The denominator represents the total number of equal parts.

Question 5

True or False: 3/4 is a proper fraction.

Answer 5

True.

Question 6

True or False: 5/3 is an improper fraction.

Answer 6

True.

Question 7

What is a mixed number?

Answer 7

A mixed number is a whole number combined with a proper fraction.

Question 8

Convert the improper fraction 9/4 into a mixed number.

Answer 8

2 1/4.

Question 9

How do you add fractions with the same denominator?

Answer 9

Add the numerators and keep the same denominator.

Question 10

What is 1/4 + 2/4?

Answer 10

3/4.

Question 11

How do you add fractions with different denominators?

Answer 11

Find a common denominator, convert the fractions, then add.

Question 12

What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 2 and 3?

Answer 12

6.

Question 13

What is 1/3 + 1/6?

Answer 13

1/2.

Question 14

Subtract 1/2 from 3/4.

Answer 14

1/4.

Question 15

What is 2/5 - 1/5?

Answer 15

1/5.

Question 16

How do you multiply fractions?

Answer 16

Multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.

Question 17

What is 2/3 * 3/4?

Answer 17

1/2.

Question 18

How do you divide fractions?

Answer 18

Multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor.

Question 19

What is 1/2 ÷ 1/4?

Answer 19

2.

Question 20

True or False: 3/5 is equivalent to 6/10.

Answer 20

True.

Question 21

What is 1/2 + 1/3?

Answer 21

5/6.

Question 22

Convert 3 2/5 into an improper fraction.

Answer 22

17/5.

Question 23

What is the first step in adding mixed numbers?

Answer 23

Convert them to improper fractions.

Question 24

What is 2 1/2 + 1 3/4?

Answer 24

4 1/4.

Question 25

How do you simplify the fraction 8/12?

Answer 25

Divide the numerator and denominator by 4 to get 2/3.

Question 26

What is the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 8 and 12?

Answer 26

4.

Question 27

True or False: A fraction can be simplified to a lower term.

Answer 27

True.

Question 28

What is the reciprocal of 3/5?

Answer 28

5/3.

Question 29

If you have 1/4 of a pizza and you eat 1/8, how much is left?

Answer 29

1/8.

Question 30

What is 3/8 - 1/4?

Answer 30

1/8.

Question 31

What is 5/6 + 1/3?

Answer 31

1.

Question 32

True or False: You can only add fractions if they have the same denominator.

Answer 32

False.

Question 33

What is 7/10 - 2/5?

Answer 33

3/10.

Question 34

What is the sum of 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8?

Answer 34

7/8.

Question 35

What is 3/5 * 2/3?

Answer 35

2/5.

Question 36

How do you write 0.75 as a fraction?

Answer 36

3/4.

Question 37

What is the mixed number of 11/4?

Answer 37

2 3/4.

Question 38

What is the difference between a proper fraction and an improper fraction?

Answer 38

A proper fraction has a numerator smaller than the denominator; an improper fraction has a numerator larger than or equal to the denominator.

Question 39

What is the first step in multiplying mixed numbers?

Answer 39

Convert them to improper fractions.

Question 40

What is 2/3 ÷ 4/5?

Answer 40

5/6.

Question 41

What is 1/2 + 1/2?

Answer 41

1.