WHAT IS A FRACTION?

Discover how fractions represent parts of a whole using everyday objects.

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CS.N.3.8·Recognizing and representing simple fractions(III)

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WHAT IS A FRACTION?

A fraction shows equal parts of one whole. If you cut a pizza into 4 equal slices and take 1, you have 1/4. The bottom number says how many equal parts there are, and the top number says how many you took.

A pizza cut into 4 slices. You eat 1 slice.

1Total parts: 4

2Parts you ate: 1

3Fraction: 1/4 (one quarter)

LEADER TIP

Use pizza, chocolate bars, and folding paper - concrete and visual before abstract notation.

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