Parts of a Whole with Fractions
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Objective
I can divide shapes into equal parts and name the fraction for each part.
Part 1 of 4
Warm-up video
KLT Wild · 2:40
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Part 2 of 4
Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
The denominator of a fraction shows how many equal pieces an object has been divided into.
- 2
The numerator of a fraction shows how many parts of the denominator you are looking at.
- 3
If a pie is divided into six pieces and you eat four, you ate four sixths of the pie.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
8 questions
What does the denominator of a fraction represent?
What does the numerator of a fraction represent?
Part 4 of 4
Exit ticket
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“A rectangle is divided into 5 equal parts. If you shade 3 of those parts, what fraction of the rectangle is shaded?”
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