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   numerator

        , and a bottom number,the denominator     

. For

example, 1/2 is a fraction.

fraction

denominator

parts

numerator

 

⅓ 

¼                                    

⅖                                

⅔

4/2 

3/2