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8.04 Fraction bars 1

Lesson

 

Are you ready?

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

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

Learn

Fractions are closely related to division. For example, sharing equally between two groups is also called halving. One half can be written as $\frac{1}{2}$12. Let's learn more about halves, thirds, fourths and fifths.

 

Apply

Here is a fraction bar.

   
  1. This fraction bar has $\editable{}$ equal parts.

  2. Each part is $\frac{\editable{}}{\editable{}}$ of the whole.

 

Remember!

When writing fractions:

  • The number of equal parts the whole is divided into is the denominator (bottom number).
  • The numerator (top number) is how many parts, so shows the value of the fraction.

Outcomes

MA.3.FR.1.1

Represent and interpret unit fractions in the form 1/n as the quantity formed by one part when a whole is partitioned into n equal parts.

MA.3.FR.1.3

Read and write fractions, including fractions greater than one, using standard form, numeral-word form and word form.

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