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.

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What does the numerator in a fraction represent?

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

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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 is represented by one shaded part out of two equal parts?

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one half

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What fraction is represented by one shaded part out of four equal parts?

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one fourth

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What fraction is represented by three shaded parts out of four equal parts?

Back

three fourths

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What fraction is represented by two shaded parts out of four equal parts?

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two fourths

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What fraction is represented by three shaded parts out of eight equal parts?

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three eighths

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If a shape is divided into eight equal parts and three are shaded, what fraction is shaded?

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three eighths

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If a shape is divided into four equal parts and two are shaded, what fraction is shaded?

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one half