Identifying Fractions

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What is a fraction?

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A fraction is a way to show a part of a whole. It has two numbers: the top number (numerator) shows how many parts we have, and the bottom number (denominator) shows how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

Front

What does the numerator in a fraction represent?

Back

The numerator is the top number in a fraction. It tells how many parts we have.

Front

What does the denominator in a fraction represent?

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The denominator is the bottom number in a fraction. It tells how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

Front

What fraction shows one part out of four equal parts?

Back

1/4

Front

What fraction shows three parts out of four equal parts?

Back

3/4

Front

If a shape is divided into 5 equal parts and 3 are shaded, what fraction represents the shaded area?

Back

3/5

Front

If a shape is divided into 3 equal parts and 2 are shaded, what fraction represents the shaded area?

Back

2/3

Front

Which fraction shows a whole?

Back

1/1 or just 1.

Front

What fraction shows two parts out of five equal parts?

Back

2/5

Front

If Maria has 1/4 of a pizza left, what fraction shows how much pizza she has eaten?

Back

3/4