Get the

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Get the Whole story on FRACTIONS
http//cne.gmu.edu/modules/dau/algebra/fractions/f
rac1_frm.html

• By Gennifer McNabb
• www.tuliptoys.co.uk/acatalog/ Sorting___Shapes.htm
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What are Fractions?

• Fractions...
• 1. show parts of a whole
  http//www.blarg.net/math/FDINTRO.HTM
• 2. represent parts of a group

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What they are called

• Numerator-
• the top number or
• how many parts are represented
• http//www.sosmath.com/algebra/fraction/frac3/frac
  3.html

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What they are called

• http//www.sosmath.com/algebra/fraction/frac3/frac
  3.html
• Denominator
• - the bottom number or
• how many parts or pieces all together

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Halves

• two parts to make a whole
• - 1/2 is red
• - 1/2 is blue
• pittsford.monroe.edu/.../calfieri/
  fractions/DivFrac.html http//www.aaamath.com/fra
  .html
• Two in a group - Half (1/2) of the crabs are
  pink

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Thirds

• three parts to make a whole
• - 2 over 3
• - 2/3 are yellow
• http//cne.gmu.edu/modules/dau/algebra/fractions/f
  rac1_frm.html
• three in a group
• - two out of three of the insects are
  ladybugs

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Fourths

• four parts to make a whole 4
• 4
• - four out of four are yellow
• library.thinkquest.org/ J002328F/equiv.htm
• four in a group
• - 1/4 is kiwi
• - 3/4 are watermelon

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Fifths

• five parts in the whole
• - 3 over 5
• - 3/5 are shaded blue
• homepage.mac.com/shelleywalsh/ Math20Articles/rat
  ionals.htm
• five in the group 1
• - one-fifth are yellow 5
• - four-fifths are not yellow

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Sixths

• six parts in the whole
• 4
• - 4 over 6 6
• - four-sixths are shaded
• http//www.mathleague.com/help/fractions/fractions
  .htmwhatisafraction
• 6 -six in the group
• 6 -six out of six are CDs

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Eighths

• Eight parts in the whole
• -3 over 8
• - three out of eight are shaded blue 3
• http//www.mathleague.com/help/fractions/fractions
  .htmwhatisafraction 8
• eight in the group
• 3/8 are red fire engines

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Tenths

• ten parts in the whole 2
• 10
• - 2 of the 10 legs are claws
• ten in the group - six-tenths are flying

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Twelfths

• twelve parts in the whole 6
• 12
• - six twelfths are white
• www.ams.usda.gov/.../EggReport/
• twelve in the group
• - 3/12 are raining
• - 6/12 or 1/2 are not raining or snowing

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Which is bigger?

• If you cut pizzas
• - in eights - in thirds
• www.nzmaths.co.nz/PS/L4/Statistics/
  PennysPizza.htm www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/elemat
  h/ mathgalaxy/fractions.htm
• Which would you rather have a piece of?
• Thirds, because it is bigger!
• The smaller the number the bigger the piece.
• The bigger the number the smaller the piece.