Fraction Fiasco: Fractions and decimals comic video

0:00 LearnFun Comics. Fraction Fiasco. Professor Puzzle halves everything! Can Momo save the day?

0:07 Baker's Corner, Town of Fractions

0:10 Today’s recipe: 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup milk. Perfect!

0:15 I swapped every label! Halving everything is so easy!

0:19 What’s half of 1/2? I don’t know!

0:22 Fractions and decimals

0:25 Fractions show parts whole.. Decimals show parts number.. 1/2 is half whole.

0:31 So, if we have half a cup of sugar, that’s 1/2 or 0.5.

0:35 1/2 cup sugar is now 1/4 cup! Sigh

0:40 If we need 2 cups of milk, that’s 2 × 1/2 = 1 cup. Or 2 × 0.5 = 1.

0:47 2 × 1/2 = 1. 2 × 0.5 = 1

0:53 Momo's trick

0:55 Divide top by bottom.. For 1/4, 1 ÷ 4 = 0.25.. Write over 10, 100, 1000.

1:05 Like 0.75. That’s 3/4! Or 75/100, which is 3/4 too.

1:12 Your turn, hero! Half of 3/4 cup is what? A: 1/2. B: 1/4. C: 3/8. D: 6/8

1:25 The answer is 3/8. 3 ÷ 2 = 1.5 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2. So 3/4 ÷ 2 = 3/8.

1:36 Now, 3/4 cup flour is 3/8 cup. Easy peasy!

1:41 3 × 1/3 = ? A: 0. B: 1. C: 3. D: 9

1:52 The answer is 1. 3 × 1 ÷ 3 = 3 ÷ 3 = 1.

1:58 The final battle For 4 cookies, how much sugar if each cookie needs 1/6 cup? A: 1/3. B: 1/6. C: 2/6. D: 4/6

2:15 The answer is 4/6. 4 × 1/6 = 4/6, which is 2/3 of a cup.

2:22 Every recipe is halved! I win!

2:24 Wait, no! Let’s make the whole recipe!

2:27 Momo’s bakery serves delicious treats! Professor Puzzle’s plan failed.

2:32 Remember. Fractions and decimals show parts. Divide to change fractions to decimals. Write decimals as fractions over 10, 100, or 1000.

2:44 But why are the ingredients all mixed up? Another mystery in Town of Fractions!

2:49 Read this comic and answer the questions yourself, at learn fun dot in.