Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions with step-by-step rule reminders for upper elementary and middle school.
41 cards · basic cards · AI-written, checked twice. Edit anything.
- What is the numerator in a fraction?
Show answer
The number on top of a fraction.
- What is the denominator in a fraction?
Show answer
The number on the bottom of a fraction.
- What does the denominator tell you?
Show answer
How many equal parts the whole is divided into.
- What does the numerator tell you?
Show answer
How many of those equal parts you have.
- How do you add fractions with the same denominator?
Show answer
Add the numerators and keep the same denominator.
- What is 1/4 + 2/4?
Show answer
3/4
- What is 3/8 + 2/8?
Show answer
5/8
- What is 5/6 + 1/6?
Show answer
6/6, which equals 1
- What is the first step when adding fractions with different denominators?
Show answer
Find a common denominator.
- What is a common denominator?
Show answer
A number that both denominators divide evenly into.
- What common denominator works for 1/2 and 1/3?
Show answer
6 (or any multiple of 6, like 12 or 18).
- How do you convert 1/2 to sixths?
Show answer
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 3, getting 3/6.
- What is 1/2 + 1/3?
Show answer
5/6
- What is 2/3 + 1/4?
Show answer
11/12
- How do you subtract fractions with the same denominator?
Show answer
Subtract the numerators and keep the same denominator.