fractions

Fractions

A fraction simply tells us how many  parts of a whole we have. You can recognize a fraction by the slash that is written between the two numbers. We have a top number, the denominator/ numerator, and a bottom number, the numerator/denominator For example, 1/2 is a fraction.

fraction                                  

denominator

parts

numerator

¼ one quarter

1/10  one tenth

1/9 one ninth

⅕  one fifth

1/11  one eleventh

⅓ one third

⅛ one eighth

1/12 one twelve

4/4 four quarter