IXL | Understanding fractions: word problems

Aiden's class is learning about how people throughout history have made cloth into clothing. His teacher takes a strip of cloth and divides it into 4 equal sections. Aiden dips 2 sections in berry juice to make them colorful.

What fraction of the strip of cloth does Aiden dip in berry juice?

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question

Every autumn, Simon and Doug bake a homemade pumpkin pie. This year's pie smells delicious! After the pie cools, Simon cuts it into 6 equal pieces. Doug saves 1 piece of pie for later.

What fraction of the pie does Doug save for later?

key idea

A fraction represents a part of a whole.

The bottom of a fraction is the number of equal parts in the whole. It is called the denominator.

The top of a fraction is the number of those equal parts you are talking about. It is called the numerator.

solution

The pie is the whole.

Simon cuts the pie into 6 equal pieces. The denominator of the fraction is 6.

number of equal parts in the whole

Doug saves 1 piece of pie for later. The numerator of the fraction is 1.

number of equal parts you are talking about

Doug saves

of the pie for later.

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