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Visualizing Dissimilar Fractions

Prepared by:

Ruthel C. Albesa

Don Ricardo Briz CES

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Visualizing Dissimilar Fractions

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1

2

1

3

2

4

3

8

What does 1 mean in ?

1

2

numerator

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1

2

1

3

2

4

3

8

What does 2 mean in ?

2

4

numerator

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What do we call these numbers above the fraction bar?

Numerator

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Observe how the rectangles are being divided?

Are they the same

What can you say about each rectangle?

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How are the circles being divided?

Are they the same

What can you say about each circle?

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How are the squares being divided?

Are they the same?

What can you say about each square?

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Set A are Similar Fractions.

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Their denominator are all the same, so they are called Similar Fractions.

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Set B are Dissimilar Fractions.

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Their denominator are not the same, so they are called Dissimilar Fractions.

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What do we call these fractions?

DISSIMILAR FRACTIONS

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The given fractions are Dissimilar because their denominators are not the same.

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Put a checkmark (√) if the fraction is dissimilar and mark (x) if not.

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When do we say that fractions are dissimilar?

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Fractions are dissimilar if they have different denominators.

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Write D on your paper if the given sets of fractions are dissimilar. and mark X if it is not dissimilar.

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D

D

X

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D

X

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Put a checkmark (√) on your paper if the fractions are

dissimilar and mark (x) if not.

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X

X

X

X

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Read and understand the problem. Draw your answers if needed.

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2) Ben has a cut-out rectangle. He folded it into 4 equal parts and shaded 3 parts. Draw the rectangle made by

Ben and give the fraction representing these shaded parts. Then, draw another fraction beside the illustration you made to make a pair of dissimilar fractions.

Answer: ___________________________

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3) Camille has 2 circles of the same size. She folded the first circle into 4 equal parts while the second one was divided into 8 equal parts. If she shaded 3 parts in the

first circle and 3 parts in the second circle, are the resulting fractions representing these shaded parts similar?

Answer:_________________________________

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Dissimilar Fractions

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2) Ben has a cut-out rectangle. He folded it into 4 equal parts and shaded 3 parts. Draw the rectangle made by

Ben and give the fraction representing these shaded parts. Then, draw another fraction beside the illustration you made to make a pair of dissimilar fractions.

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Answer: ___________________________

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3) Camille has 2 circles of the same size. She folded the first circle into 4 equal parts while the second one was divided into 8 equal parts. If she shaded 3 parts in the first circle and 2 parts in the second circle, are the resulting fractions representing these shaded parts similar?

No. they are dissimilar.

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Answer:

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