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What is a fraction?

A fraction shows a part of a whole — a piece of pizza, a slice of cake, a portion of an hour.

3/4 means: cut something into 4 equal parts, take 3.

  • Top number = numerator (how many you have)
  • Bottom number = denominator (total equal parts)
Example
A pizza cut into 8 slices. You eat 3. You had 3/8 of the pizza.
3 of 4 parts = 3/4
💡 Tip:Fractions = decimals = percentages, just different languages for the same amount.
Prefer a video? Open YouTube search for “introduction to fractions class 6

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5 questions to check what you just read.

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  1. Q1.A pizza cut into 8 equal slices. You eat 3. Fraction eaten:
  2. Q2.Numerator of 7/9:
  3. Q3.Denominator of 4/11:
  4. Q4.If an hour is cut into 4 equal parts, 1 part =:
  5. Q5.Shaded: 3 of 4 equal parts. Fraction shaded: