FRACTION REPRESENT A PART OF THE WHOLE.
PART/WHOLE
Fraction are denoted by $a/b$ ,
where $a$ is the chosen part
and $b$ is the total no of parts
and the number above the dash line is called Numerator
and the number below the dash line is called Denominator
Fraction $1/2$ mean that the whole part is divided in 2 parts and each part is $1/2$ of the whole part.
Fraction $1/3$ mean that the whole part is divided in 3 parts and each part is $1/3$ of the whole part.
So in summary , if a whole part is divided into n parts , then each part will be $1/n$ of the whole part.
The below figure is divided into 12 parts. So the denominator of the fraction will be 12.
Test your Knowledge
Question : What is the fraction of following figure .
1)
a) 3/1
b) 1/3
c) 3/4
d) 4/3
2)
a) 4/6
b) 4/10
c) 6/4
d) 10/6
3) What is the denominator of the fraction 5/12.
a) 10
b) 5
c) 12
d) 6
4) Color the fraction in the following figure.
1) 4/5
2) 3/6
3) 4/6
4) 4/4