Fraction words
Equal parts
Parts that are exactly the same size. A fraction only makes sense when the whole is split into equal parts.
Four pieces are only fourths if all four pieces are the same size. If a rectangle is cut into four strips of different widths, none of them is one fourth.
Equal parts do not need to be the same shape. A square can be cut into two small rectangles and two triangles that each cover exactly one fourth of it.
Try it in a slice
Slice 01
Equal Means Equal
Do the parts of a fraction have to be equal?
Why four pieces are not always fourths: a fraction needs equal shares of the whole. · About 3 minutes
Slice 03
The Bottom Number
What does the bottom number of a fraction mean?
What the bottom number of a fraction counts: all the equal parts that make one whole. · About 3 minutes