Dividing shapes into equal parts

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What does it mean to divide a shape into equal parts?

Back

Dividing a shape into equal parts means splitting it into sections that are the same size.

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How many equal parts are in a whole?

Back

A whole can be divided into any number of equal parts, such as 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.

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What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction is a way to show a part of a whole, written as one number over another, like 1/2.

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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 and shows 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 and shows how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

Front

If a shape is divided into 8 equal parts, what fraction does each part represent?

Back

Each part represents 1/8 of the whole shape.

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If 5 out of 8 parts of a shape are shaded, what fraction is shaded?

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5/8 of the shape is shaded.

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How do you find out how many parts to shade if you want to shade 1/3 of a rectangle?

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You divide the rectangle into 3 equal parts and shade 1 of those parts.

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If a rectangle is divided into 6 equal squares, how many squares are there in total?

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There are 6 equal squares in total.

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What fraction of a shape is not shaded if 3/8 is shaded?

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5/8 of the shape is not shaded.