Student Tutorial: What Is a Fraction?

Instructions:

Learn the basics of fractions. Study each example.

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Fraction Properties

A fraction is part of a whole.

The large rectangle is divided into four equal parts.

The shaded region is one fourth of the whole.

This is how to write one fourth as a fraction.

These are the two main parts of a fraction.

The numerator is the number of shaded regions. The denominator is the total number of regions.

The numerator is the number of shaded regions. The denominator is the total number of regions.

The numerator is the number of shaded regions. The denominator is the total number of regions.

Here are other examples of fractions.

These fractions represent the shaded region.

With fractions all parts must be the same size.