What is fraction?

The family of Mr. Sebastian baked pizza. They divided it into 8 equal parts. What is the fraction for the whole pizza?

See how whole pizza cut into 8 equal parts.

1 WHOLE 8/8

A whole can be divided into equal parts, for example, into 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or more equal parts. Equal parts of a whole have the same size and shape. When put together, they are equal to 1.

In the problem above, there are 8equal parts. These 8 equal parts make up 1 whole.

So, 8 - eighths or 8/8 = 1

The fraction for the whole pizza is 8/8.

Here are some examples of fractions equal to one.

2- halves2/2 or 1

3 - thirds3/3 or 1

4 - fourths4/4 or 1

6- sixths6/6 or 1

8- eighths8/8 or 1

12- twelfths12/12 or 1

1/2 1/21/3 1/3

1/3

1/4

1/4 1/4

1/4

1/61/6 1/6

1/61/6

1/6

1/81/8

1/8

1/8

1/81/81/8

1/81/12 1/12

1/12

In 2/2, 1 of the 2 equal parts is ½.In 3/3, 2 of the 3 equal parts is 2/3.

The fractions ½ and 2/3 are less than one.

A fraction has the following parts.

NUMERATOR 1/2FRACTION BAR

DENOMINATOR

The fraction bar separates the numerator from the denominator.

2/3

The denominator tells the number of the equal parts into which whole is divided.

The numerator gives the number of equal arts selected from the whole.

2/3

2/3

PREPARED BY:JENNILYN S. AGUINALDO

BEE-SPED III-5