Fractions Partition

A number that names part of a whole or part of a group

• partition

• segment

• fraction

• whole

What is a numerator?

• The number of parts that are counted, seperated or shaded.

• The number of parts in a whole

• The number of fractions in a problem

• A fraction shows equal parts of a whole

What is a denominator?

• How many pieces there are alltogether

• The amount of shaded parts

• Equal pieces of the numerator

• Equal pieces of a whole.

Splitting a whole into equal groups

• whole

• unit fraction

• partition

• multiply

The part of the fraction above the fraction bar, which tells how many parts are being considered (or counted)

• numerator

• unit fraction

• denominator

• partition

The part of the fraction below the fraction bar that tells how many equal parts there are in the whole or group

• fraction bar

• numerator

• denominator

• unit fraction

A fraction is

• a made up story

• a part of a whole

• a whole number and a part

a whole split into 3 equal parts

• halves

• thirds

• fourths

• fifths

• tenths

a whole split into 2 equal parts

• halves

• thirds

• fourths

• fifths

• tenths

a whole split into 4 equal parts

• halves

• thirds

• fourths

• fifths

• tenths