Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

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Write Fractions

8-1

What fractional part of the whole is

yellow? What fractional part of the

set is yellow?

Both the whole and the set have

6 equal parts. One of the equal

parts of the whole is yellow. One

of the equal parts of the set is

yellow.

^16 
of the whole is yellow. 
^16 
of the set is yellow.

The numerator names 1 The denominator names

the number of equal parts. 6 the total number of equal

parts in the whole or the set.

What fractional part of the whole

or of the set is purple?

^56 
of the whole is purple. 
^56 
of the set is purple.

numerator 5 number of equal parts that are purple

denominator 6 total number of equal parts in the

whole or the set

Read: one sixth

one divided by six

one out of six

Write: 


1

6 

The fraction bar

means “divided by.”

Read: five sixths

five divided by six

five out of six

Write: 
^56 

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