What Is a Fraction Splitting a candy bar fairly would be hard to do if fractions were not there for me and you 4
Using fractions is smart Each part of a whole is split equally right from the start Check It Out The value of a fraction depends of the size of its whole 5
What Does a Fraction Look Like A fraction bar splits two numbers you see The numerator on top is as friendly as can be It has one important goal to show you how many parts are taken from the whole Numerator 1 3 1 6
The denominator is the number below the fraction bar It has one important goal to show how many parts are in the whole 3 4 Denominator 1 2 3 4 7