Parts of a Whole
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Whole = 1
Two parts of whole


Each part = 1 out of 2
=
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Whole = 1
Two parts of
whole


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Each part
=1 out of 2
=
Whole = 1
Four parts of whole




Each part = 1 out of 4
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=
Whole = 1
Four parts of
whole




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Each part
=1 out of 4
=
Whole = 1


 
 
Eight parts of whole


Each part = 1 out of 8
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=
Whole = 1
Eight parts of
whole
       
Each part
=1 out of 8
=
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A whole can be divided into
any number of parts.
2, 3, 4, 5, 6… 10… 50… 100… 200… any
number!
The golden rule for fractions
is that the parts must be
equal.
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For example:
2 equal parts
3 equal parts
4 equal parts
5 equal
16
equal parts
parts
And so on…
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The total number of equal
parts becomes the bottom
part of the fraction.
It is called the DENOMINATOR
For example:
Denominator = 4
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Denominator = 8
The number of parts that are
referred to becomes the top
part of the fraction.
It is called the NUMERATOR
For example: When we refer to
striped parts
Numerator = 3
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Numerator = 1
So a fraction is written as:
Number of parts referred (NUMERATOR)
Total number of parts of the whole (DENOMINATOR)
For example:
Striped parts = 
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Striped parts = 
Let’s see more examples
Numerator
Striped part = 
Denominator
Numerator
Striped parts = 
Denominator
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Numerator
Striped part = 
Denominator
Numerator
Striped parts = 
Denominator
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Numerator
Striped parts = 
Denominator
Numerator
Striped parts = 
Denominator
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•A fraction is part of a whole.
•All parts in a fraction are equal.
•A fraction has a Denominator which is
written in the bottom. It represents the total
number of parts of the whole.
•It has a Numerator which is written on the
top. It represents the number of parts that
are being referred to out of the total parts.
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