8.03 Fraction bars 1

Can you divide 8 into 2 equal groups? Can you share 24 equally between 3 groups? Practice this concept below.

Examples

Example 1

We need to equally share these apples between 4 people. How many does each person get?

Worked Solution

Create a strategy

Group the apples into 4 groups and count how many are in each group.

Apply the idea

Here we have 4 groups with 3 apples in each group. So each person will get 3 apples.

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Fractions are closely related to division. For example, sharing equally between two groups is also called halving. One half can be written as \dfrac{1}{2}. Let's learn more about halves, thirds, fourths and fifths.

Examples

Example 2

Here is a fraction bar.

Complete the statements below.

a

This fraction bar has ⬚ equal parts.

Worked Solution

Create a strategy

Count the number of smaller rectangles that make up the whole bar.

Apply the idea

There are 5 rectangles inside the fraction bar.

This fraction bar has 5 equal parts.

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b

Each part is \dfrac{⬚}{⬚} of the whole.

Worked Solution

Create a strategy

Each part looks like this:

We can write this fraction as:

Apply the idea

Each part is \dfrac{1}{5} of the whole.

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