Equal Parts & Fractions

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What are equal parts?

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Equal parts are sections of a whole that are the same size.

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How do you know if a shape has equal parts?

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A shape has equal parts if you can divide it into sections that are all the same size.

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What is a fraction?

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A fraction is a way to show a part of a whole using numbers.

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What does the top number in a fraction represent?

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The top number (numerator) shows how many parts we have.

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What does the bottom number in a fraction represent?

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The bottom number (denominator) shows how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

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If a shape is divided into 4 equal parts, what fraction is each part?

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Each part is 1/4 of the whole.

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What fraction is represented by 2 equal parts out of 4?

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The fraction is 2/4.

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If a shape is colored in 1/2, how many equal parts does it have?

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It has 2 equal parts.

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What fraction of a shape is colored if 3 out of 4 parts are colored?

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The fraction is 3/4.

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If a shape is divided into 3 equal parts and 1 part is shaded, what fraction is shaded?

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The shaded fraction is 1/3.