FRACTIONS What are Fractions? • When an object is broken up into a number of parts, these parts must all be the same size. • These equal parts can be counted to become a fraction of that object. • Fractional numbers have two parts. o The bottom number, or denominator, is the total number of equal parts the object has been broken into. o The top number, or numerator, is the shaded or missing part. How to figure out fractions: To find the proper fraction to go with a given object such as a pie: 1. Count the total number of pieces the object has. 2. Think about how big one of those pieces would be. • In this case, the pie has been cut into two pieces. This means that each piece is half or ½ (1 out of 2 pieces) of the pie. • This pie has been cut into three pieces. Each piece from this pie is a third of the pie or 1/3 (1 out of 3 pieces). © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
• This pie has four equal pieces. Each piece is a fourth or ¼ (1 out of 4 pieces) of the pie. • In order to show ½, 1/3, or ¼, each part of the object needs to be the same size. For example: This pie does not have three equal pieces. That means each piece of pie is not 1/3. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Try This! • Match the pictures with the proper fractions. ½ 1/3 ¼ © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
• Color these shapes to show the fraction. Color to show ½. Color to show 1/3. Color to show ¼. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.