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Fraction 1/2

A fraction is a part of something.  1/2 is a fraction.   Look at the rectangle above.  It is divided into two equal parts.  It is divided in half. 

 

Fraction 1/3

Look at the rectangle above.  It is divided into 3 parts.   The blue area is 1/3 of the whole area.  Each part of the rectangle is 1/3 of the whole.  There are three 1/3's in the whole area.

 

Fraction 1/4

The green area is 1/4 of the whole rectangle.  There are 4 parts to the whole area.  Each part is 1/4 of the whole rectangle.

 

What is the fraction for each area below?

 

Fractional Parts

 

 

Equal parts

 

 

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Writing Fractions

 

  

Fractional amounts

 
 

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