Understanding Fractions: Writing Fractions in Standard Form

This lesson teaches how to interpret and write fractions in standard form by analyzing pictures. It covers the components of fractions, such as the numerator and denominator, and explains how to visualize fractions using images. The lesson includes examples of representing fractions in standard form and solving problems with nonstandard representations. It emphasizes understanding the equal size of fraction pieces and how to determine the fraction being described.

What does the denominator in a fraction represent?

• The number of shaded parts

• The total number of parts in a whole

• The number of unshaded parts

• The number of parts being described

In a visual representation of a fraction, what does the numerator indicate?

• The size of each part

• The number of unshaded parts

• The number of parts being described or counted

• The total number of parts in a whole

If a circle is divided into 5 equal parts and 4 are shaded, what fraction does this represent?

• 4/5

• 5/1

• 5/4

• 1/5

How can the fraction 4/6 be simplified?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 4/5

If a shaded piece forms a right angle in a circle, and you deduce it takes 4 such pieces to complete the circle, what fraction is shaded?

• 1/2

• 1/5

• 1/3

• 1/4