Fractions

• Here is a whole
triangle

• A fraction is an
EQUAL part of a
whole object
 Half Fractions
• When an object is evenly divided into
two – each part is called a half.
• 2 parts make the whole object
• ½ + ½ = 1

+ =
 Half Fractions

Here are more examples of whole

objects which can be cut into
half fractions.
One half can be written
like this

1 As you can see

fractions are made
up of 2 different
parts.

2 One part on the top

and one part on the
bottom.
The top and bottom parts of
the fraction have different
meanings.

1
The top
number is
the number
of parts

2
The bottom
number is
the total
number of
parts
Another name for these
parts is

1 The
numerator

2 The
denominator
The numerator is the top part.
It shows how many parts of the
whole we are talking about.

The denominator is the

bottom part.
It shows how many parts the
whole has been split into.
 Whole Fractions
Here are more examples of whole
objects.
 Quarter fractions
• When an object is evenly divided
into 4 it becomes a quarter.
• ¼ + ¼ + ¼ + ¼ = 1

+ + + =
 Questions
1. What fraction of the square is blue?

2. What fraction of the rectangle is

red?
 Questions
3. What fraction of
this circle is red?

4.What fraction of this

circle is blue?
 Questions

5.How much of this triangle

is coloured orange?

6.How much of this triangle

is coloured orange?