Fractions: halves, fourths, eighths

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What is a half?

Back

A half is one of two equal parts of a whole. For example, if you cut a pizza into 2 equal slices, each slice is a half.

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What is a fourth?

Back

A fourth is one of four equal parts of a whole. For example, if you cut a cake into 4 equal pieces, each piece is a fourth.

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What is an eighth?

Back

An eighth is one of eight equal parts of a whole. For example, if you cut a chocolate bar into 8 equal pieces, each piece is an eighth.

Front

What fraction of a whole is two-fourths?

Back

Two-fourths is the same as one-half. It means you have two out of four equal parts.

Front

If a rectangle is divided into 4 equal parts and 1 part is shaded, what fraction is shaded?

Back

One-fourth is shaded.

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If a triangle is divided into 4 equal parts and 3 parts are shaded, what fraction is shaded?

Back

Three-fourths is shaded.

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What does it mean to divide something into halves?

Back

Dividing into halves means splitting something into 2 equal parts.

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What does it mean to divide something into fourths?

Back

Dividing into fourths means splitting something into 4 equal parts.

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What does it mean to divide something into eighths?

Back

Dividing into eighths means splitting something into 8 equal parts.

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If you have a whole pizza and you eat half, how much is left?

Back

You have one-half of the pizza left.