Short Response Questions

Fractions
Choose five questions from the list below and construct a complete and thorough answer for
each using complete sentences. Type your responses using Microsoft Word and print this
document prior to the class in which it is due. Assignments that are not printed will be subject
to a 10% deduction. Each response should be no longer than 10 sentences.
1. Write a divisibility test for 15. Explain your answer.
2. Explain why one is neither prime nor composite.
3. How can you determine the greatest common factor of two numbers by examining the
prime factorization of both values.
4. How can you determine the least common multiple of two numbers by examining the
prime factorization of both values.
5. How do you determine when a fraction is less than one, greater than one, or equal to
one? How can you tell if it is greater than negative one?
6. The fractions and

are not equivalent. However,

and

. If you

want to plot these numbers on a number line, how would you determine which number is
smaller?
7. Under what conditions does the least common multiple of two numbers equal one of the
numbers? Give an example.
8. Explain the difference between

and

9. The product of two whole numbers is always greater than or equal to the factors. Can you
determine whether the product of two fractions is greater than, less than, or equal to the
factors?
10. What property must a fraction, in simplest form, have if its reciprocal is a whole number?
11. Name a number that does not have a reciprocal. Explain your answer.
12. Where do all proper fractions lie on a number line? Explain your answer.