Name: Fractions Print Activity Use the Explore It mode to answer the following questions:. Use the fraction strips below to shade in the following values: a. b. 5 c. d. 4. a. Select The multiples of that are listed are,,,,,. b. Select The multiples of 4 that are listed are,,,,,. c. Using the multiples from above the LCD for and 4 is.. Select a. Pink fraction: If you select a denominator of and a numerator of, the resulting fraction will be: = Junior High Math Interactives Page of 7
b. Blue fraction: If you select a denominator of and a numerator of 5, the c. The LCD for the pink and blue fractions is. d. Shade in the sum of the pink and blue fractions below: e. Complete the following: 5 + = + = = = 4. Select a. Pink fraction: If you select a denominator of and a numerator of, the = b. Blue fraction: If you select a denominator of 4 and a numerator of, the = c. The LCD of the pink and blue fractions is. d. Shade in the sum of the pink and blue fractions below: e. Complete the following: + = 4 4 + = = Junior High Math Interactives Page of 7
5. Select a. Pink fraction: If you select a denominator of and a numerator of, the = 9 b. Blue fraction: If you select a denominator of and a numerator of, the = c. The LCD of the pink and blue fractions is. d. Shade in the difference of the pink and blue fractions below: e. Complete the following: = - =. Select a. Pink fraction: If you select a denominator of 4 and a numerator of, the b. Blue fraction: If you select a denominator of and a numerator of 5, the 5 0 = = c. The LCD of the pink and blue fractions is. d. Shade in the difference of the pink and blue fractions: Junior High Math Interactives Page of 7
e. Complete the following: 5 = - 4 4 4 = - 4 = - 7. When adding or subtracting fractions you must have a common. (numerator/denominator) 8. Refer to the grid below to answer questions a, b and c: Horizontal Fraction Strip a. The horizontal fraction strip is divided into. (halves/thirds/quarters) Vertical Fraction Strip b. The vertical fraction strip is divided into. (halves/thirds/quarters) c. The total number of white boxes in the by square is. d. Using the horizontal fraction strip on the grid below, shade in the boxes that represent the fraction 4 : i. How many boxes are shaded above? ii. What fraction of the total does this represent? 4 = 8 e. Using the vertical fraction strip on the grid below, shade in the boxes that represent the fraction : Junior High Math Interactives Page 4 of 7
i. How many boxes are shaded above? ii. What fraction of the total does this represent? = 8 f. Shade both the fractions 4 and using the horizontal and vertical strips below: i. How many boxes were overlapped by the shading of both fractions? ii. What fraction of the total area does this represent? 8 iii. The product of = 4 9. Select Pink fraction: If you select a denominator of 4 and a numerator of. Blue fraction: If you select a denominator of and a numerator of. a. The selected fractions are and. b. Use the grid below to find the product by answering and doing the following: i. The total number of white boxes in the by square is. ii. SHADE: Use the horizontal fraction strip to shade in the boxes that represent the fraction 4. iii. SHADE: Use the vertical fraction strip to shade in the boxes that represent the fraction. Junior High Math Interactives Page 5 of 7
iv. The number of boxes that make up the overlapped shading is. v. The product of = 4 = c. Complete the short form of the quotient statements below: = = 4 d. Use the expanded form to complete the statements below: 4 = 4 = = = = 8 = 0. Select Pink fraction: If you select a denominator of and a numerator of. Blue fraction: If you select a denominator of 4 and a numerator of 5. a. The selected fractions are and b. Use the grid below to find the product by answering and doing the following: Junior High Math Interactives Page of 7
i. The total number of white boxes in the by square only is. ii. SHADE: Us e the horizontal fraction strip to shade in the boxes that represent the fraction. iii. SHADE: Use the vertical fraction strip to shade in the boxes that represent 5 the fraction. 4 iv. The number of boxes that make up the overlapped shading is. 5 v. The product of = 4 8 = c. Complete the short form of the quotient statement below: 5 = = 8 d. Use the expanded form to complete the following: 5 5 5 = 8 4 8 = = =. Answer True (T) or False (F):. Multiplication of fractions requires a common denominator. Addition of fractions requires a common denominator. Division of fractions requires a common denominator. Subtraction of fractions requires a common denominator. Division is changed to multiplication by inverting the second fraction. Junior High Math Interactives Page 7 of 7