Fraction word problems

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What is a fraction?

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A fraction represents a part of a whole. It is written as two numbers separated by a slash, like 1/2, where 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 represents how many parts of the whole are being considered.

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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 shows how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

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What fraction is less than 1/2?

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Any fraction with a numerator less than half of the denominator, like 1/3 or 1/4.

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If you have 4 out of 10 apples, what fraction of the apples do you have?

Back

4/10.

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What fraction of a pizza is left if 3 out of 8 pieces are eaten?

Back

5/8 of the pizza is left.

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If a class has 20 students and 5 are girls, what fraction of the class are girls?

Back

5/20 or 1/4.

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What fraction represents the part of a whole that is not included?

Back

The complement of a fraction, which is found by subtracting the fraction from 1.

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If you have 6 pieces of candy and eat 2, what fraction of the candy did you eat?

Back

2/6.

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What is 1/2 of 10?

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5.