Fractions All Around Us

Let's count carefully! There are 3 sunflowers out of 10 total flowers. That makes the fraction 3/10! 🌻

Actually, that's false! 1/2 (one half) is bigger than 1/4 (one quarter). Imagine cutting a cake in half versus cutting it into 4 pieces - the half piece is much bigger! 🎂

Not quite! The circle is split into 2 equal parts, and 1 part is blue. That makes 1/2! 🔵

Let's count together! There are 3 blue balloons out of 6 total balloons. That makes 3/6 (which equals 1/2)! 🎈

Oops! Look carefully - the juice fills exactly half the glass. That means 1/2 is filled! 🥤

Not quite! The bottom number (called the denominator) tells us how many equal parts the whole is divided into. The top number tells us how many parts we have. Try again! 📊

Hmm, not quite! Think about it - you ate 1 piece out of 8 total pieces. The fraction is 1/8. The bottom number is always the total pieces! 🍫

Not quite right! Let's count together - there are 2 red apples out of 4 apples total. That makes 2/4 (which is the same as 1/2)! 🍎

Oops! Think about it this way: if you have a chocolate bar and break it in half, you get the same amount as breaking it into 4 pieces and taking 2 pieces. They're equal! 🍫

Not quite! Remember, the bottom number tells us how many equal pieces the pizza was cut into (4), and the top number tells us how many pieces are left. Try counting the remaining slices again! 🍕

Count the vanilla cupcakes carefully! There are 2 cupcakes with vanilla frosting out of 6 total cupcakes. The fraction is 2/6. Try again!

Think about it: 2/3 means 2 parts out of 3, while 1/3 means only 1 part out of 3. So 2/3 is larger! Try again!

This is true! When all parts are shaded, you have the whole thing, which equals 1. For example, 4/4 = 1 whole.

Look at how many slices remain! There are 5 slices left out of 8 total slices. So 5/8 of the cake is left. Try counting the remaining slices again!

Think about it: you started with 2 equal parts and ate 1 part. That leaves 1 part out of 2, which is 1/2. Give it another try!

Count the gold stars carefully! There are 2 gold stars out of 8 total stars, so the fraction is 2/8. Try again!

This is true! The top number in a fraction is called the numerator. The bottom number is called the denominator.

Count again carefully! There are 3 shaded parts out of 4 total parts. So the fraction is 3/4. You can do it!

Actually, 1/4 is smaller! When something is divided into 4 parts, each part is smaller than when it's divided into only 2 parts. Think of sharing a pizza!

Look again! Only 1 part out of 3 is NOT shaded. So the answer is 1/3. Remember to count the unshaded parts!