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fraction

represents part of a whole. Sometimes the whole is one object. Other times the whole is a group of objects, or a set.

Let's try an example. Look at the set of 5 shapes below.

What fraction of the shapes are circles? What fraction of the shapes are triangles? You can write the fractions using 5 as the denominator.

3 out of 5 shapes are circles.

3

5

of the shapes are circles.

2 out of 5 shapes are triangles.

2

5

of the shapes are triangles.

Let's try another example. There are 14 ice cream scoops below.

What fraction of the scoops are chocolate? What fraction of the scoops have sprinkles? Your denominator will be 14.

5 out of 14 scoops, or

5

14

,

are chocolate.

3 out of 14 scoops, or

3

14

,

have sprinkles.

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