Math 8 – Unit 6: Fractions
Introduction: Review of Fractions
What is a fraction?
What’s a numerator?
Fractions represent _________of a ________
What are some examples of when you use fractions in everyday
life?
It’s the name we give to the
___________number.
What’s a denominator?
It’s the name we give to the_____________
number.
What is a common denominator?
If you have two fractions with _____________ denominators, a
common denominator is a number that they are both divisible by.
2
3
7
8
Example:
and
and
3
4
10
15
Practice: Please put the following in the lowest terms
18
26
35
70
21
63
44
121
Equivalent Fractions
Lowest Terms:
Look for the ____________________ (GCF)
between the numerator and the
denominator.
__________both the numerator and the
denominator by the GCF
Example:
9
12
or
32
56
Proper Fraction: a fraction where the numerator is ___________than the denominator. Example:
Mixed Fraction: a whole number and a proper fraction _______________. Example:
Improper Fraction: has a numerator that is _____________ than (or equal to) the denominator. Example: