Fractions

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What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction is part of a whole.

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What is the numerator in a fraction?

Back

The numerator is the top number in a fraction that shows how many parts are being considered.

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What is the denominator in a fraction?

Back

The denominator is the bottom number in a fraction that shows how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

Front

What does the fraction 1/2 represent?

Back

1/2 represents one part out of two equal parts.

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What does the fraction 3/4 represent?

Back

3/4 represents three parts out of four equal parts.

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What is a unit fraction?

Back

A unit fraction is a fraction where the numerator is 1.

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What is the unit fraction for 5 parts?

Back

The unit fraction for 5 parts is 1/5.

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What fraction is represented by 2 out of 5 parts?

Back

The fraction represented is 2/5.

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What fraction is represented by 4 out of 8 parts?

Back

The fraction represented is 4/8.

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How do you simplify the fraction 4/8?

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4/8 simplifies to 1/2.