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Halves, Thirds and Fourths! Fraction Fantastic!
Halves, Thirds and Fourths! Fraction Fantastic!
Let’s talk about halves!This pizza is divided into two parts. When we divided something into two equal parts, we call each part a half.
Half Half
Let’s Talk about
Fractions If I ate 1 half of the pizza, I could write this as a fraction. A fraction represents part of a whole. In this case I ate 1 out of the 2 parts.
Half Half
How do I write a fraction?•When I make my fraction I put the part on top. This is called the numerator.•The number of parts goes on the bottom, this is called the denominator. •So I ate 1 part, so the number 1 goes on top.•There were 2 parts total, so the number 2 goes on the bottom.
Half Half
Numerator
Denominator
Part
Number of Parts
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Now Let’s Talk About Thirds!•This pizza is divided into three equal parts.
•We call each of these parts a third.
•Remember a fraction represents part of a whole.
•So if I ate one piece this pizza, I would eat one third of it. We can write this as a fraction.
•In the denominator I would put the number 3 because there are 3 pieces total.
•In the numerator I would put 1, because I ate 1 piece.
1Numerator
Denominator
Part
Number of Parts3
Now Let’s Talk About Fourths!•This pizza is divided into four equal parts.
•We call each of these parts a fourth.
•Remember a fraction represents part of a whole.
•So if I ate one piece this pizza, I would eat one fourth of it. We can write this as a fraction.
•In the denominator I would put the number 4 because there are 4 pieces total.
•In the numerator I would put 1, because I ate 1 piece.
1Numerator
Denominator
Part
Number of Parts4
Let’s Review!
Which picture
shows one fourth?
A
B
C
Let’s Review!
Which picture
shows one third?
A
B
C
Let’s Review!
Which picture
shows one half?
A
B
C
Let’s Review!
Which picture
shows one third?
A
B
C
Let’s Review!
Which picture
shows one fourth?
A
B
C
Let’s Review!
Which picture
shows one half?
A
B
C
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