Sharing Equal Parts - Fractions

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What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction is a way to represent a part of a whole. It consists of a numerator (the top number) and a denominator (the bottom number).

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What does the numerator in a fraction represent?

Back

The numerator represents the number of equal parts being considered.

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What does the denominator in a fraction represent?

Back

The denominator represents the total number of equal parts in the whole.

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If a cake is divided into 8 equal pieces and you eat 4 pieces, what fraction of the cake did you eat?

Back

4/8 or 1/2 of the cake.

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If 4 friends share a pizza equally, what fraction of the pizza does each friend get?

Back

Each friend gets 1/4 of the pizza.

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How do you find the fraction each person gets when sharing equally?

Back

Divide the total number of items by the number of people sharing.

Front

If a family of 4 has 8 ice cream scoops, how many scoops does each person get?

Back

Each person gets 2 scoops, which is 2/8 or 1/4 of the total.

Front

What fraction of a pie do 4 people get if they share it equally?

Back

Each person gets 1/4 of the pie.

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If Rachel and her 3 siblings share 8 cupcakes, how many cupcakes does each person get?

Back

Each person gets 2 cupcakes, which is 2/8 of the total.

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If Dan and his 2 sisters share 6 brownies, what fraction does each person get?

Back

Each person gets 2 brownies, which is 2/6 of the total.