This math skill teaches how to name fractions based on the number of equal parts that are colored and the total number of equal parts that make up a whole. It explains how to identify denominators and numerators, and how to properly name fractions like thirds, quarters, etc.
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Naming fractions like halves, thirds, and quarters
Test your understanding of naming fractions by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Let's learn how to name fractions based on how many equal parts we have colored, and how many equal parts would make up a whole.
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Every fraction is just the count of equal parts that we have, or are talking about, over the number of equal parts that would make up a whole
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So in this first fraction, only one of the parts is colored, so our top number is 1. The circle is evenly divided into three parts, so our bottom number is 3.
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We could call this 1 over 3, or we could call it one third.
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In our second fraction, we have 3 of the parts colored, and the whole is made up of 4 equal parts, so our fraction is 3 over 4.
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When a whole is divided into 4, we can call that fourths, or we can call it quarters.
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There are names for each fraction. When a whole is divided into 2 parts, we call them halves. We've already seen thirds and quarters.
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After that, the naming follows the same pattern. We have fifths, sixths, sevenths, eighths, and so on.