Nicholas's Fraction Scribepost

Textbook Chapter 6.5 Page 228 11,12,13

11. In a comedy review, each performer has a 1/4 hour slot. How many performers are there in a 2 hour show? 

1/4 x 4 = 4/4 = 1 hour 1/4 x 8 = 8/4 = 2 hours
1/4 each performer and 8 performer is a total of 2 hours

12. It takes 2 1/2 scoops of flour to make one cake. how many do 15 scoops make?

2 1/2 + 2 1/2 = 5 x 3 = 15

2 1/2 x 4 = 10

2 1/2 x 6 = 15

13. Three quarters of a can of apple juice fills six glass. How many glass will  a whole can of apple juice fill? 

3/4 is 6 glass's divide that by three and it's 2 or 1/4 add that to 3/4 that's 4/4, 8 glass or 1 can of juice.

Here's a link for Fractions click here  http://youtu.be/LU3R2JE5c_U
and a little game too http://www.math-play.com/equivalent-fractions-game.html

Test corrections

2nd Tamar had 1/2 of and apple pie in her refrigerator. She ate 1/4 of this piece of pie. What fraction of a whole pie did she eat?

Answer 1/8

3rd 5/6 x 1/2

What is 1/2 of 5/6

4th 1/4 x 1/3

How many groups of 1/3 are in 1/4