Fractions
Look at the circle.
It is divided into 2 equal parts.
1 part out of 2 is coloured.
\(1\over 2\)of the circle is coloured.
The circle is divided into 4 equal parts.1 part out of 4 is coloured.
\(1\over4\)of the circle is coloured
The circle is divided into 3 equal parts. 1 part out of 3 is coloured.
\(1\over 3\) of the circle is coloured
Look at the rectangle.
It is divided into 3 equal parts 2 parts of 3 are coloured.
\(2 \over 3\) of the rectangle is coloured
The square is divided into 4 equal parts.
3 parts out of 4 is coloured.
\(3\over 4\) of the square is coloured
The circle is divided into 6 equal parts.
1 part out of 6 is coloured.
\(1 \over 6\) of the circle is coloured
A fraction has 2 parts
A numerator shows the number of equal parts of a whole that are coloured.
A denominator shows the number of equal parts the whole is divided into
Example:
Look at the rectangle. What fraction of the rectangle is coloured?
1. Count the total number of parts. Write them under the line. This is the denominator
2. Count the number of coloured parts. Write them above the line. This is the numerator.
\(1 \over 5\) of the rectangle is coloured