Understanding Fractions

What is a fraction?

• A mathematical operation

• A type of pizza

• A part of a whole

• A whole number

In a fraction, what is the top number called?

• Denominator

• Fraction line

• Divider

• Numerator

What does the denominator represent in a fraction?

• The number of whole items

• The number of shaded parts

• The total number of parts

• The number of parts used

If a shape is divided into 8 parts and 4 are shaded, what is the fraction of the shaded part?

• 2/1

• 1/2

• 4/8

• 8/4

In the fraction 2/5, what does the number 2 represent?

• The total number of parts

• The number of parts not used

• The number of parts used or shaded

• The number of whole items