Understanding Fractions and Their Components

What is a fraction?

• A number less than one that shows equal parts of a whole.

• Two numbers on top of each other

• A number greater than one that shows equal parts of a whole.

• A number that shows unequal parts of a whole.

What is a numerator?

• The bottom number

• The number of parts we have

• The top number

• The number of parts the whole is divided into

What is a denominator?

• The bottom number

• The number of parts we have

• The top number

• The number of parts the whole is divided into

What is a unit fraction?

• The whole

• A fraction greater than one

• One part of a fraction

• The shaded area of a fraction

The numerator is the bottom number.

• True
• False

The denominator is the bottom number.

• True
• False

The denominator is the top number.

• True
• False

The numerator is the top number.

• True
• False

What does this fraction mean? 3/4

• 3 parts out of 4

• 4 parts out of 4

• 1 part out of 4

• 4 parts out of 3

What does this fraction mean? 2/6

• 3 parts out of 6

• 2 parts out of 6

• 1 part out of 6

• 6 parts out of 2