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A fraction is a part of a whole.
[tex]\huge\bold{EXPLANATION:}[/tex]
A fraction is a part of a whole.
Fractions should be equal parts.
Example: Suppose you have a cake, and you want to divide it equally between your friends.
Let's assume there are 4 people (including you)
So, you take a knife and cut the cake into 4 equal parts.
Everyone gets a part of the cake. If the parts are equal, then we have fractions.
How to Write Fractions
Fractions are written with a numerator and a denominator.
A fraction looks like so:
[tex]\displaystyle\frac{1}{4}[/tex]
In the above example, 1 is the numerator, and 4 is the denominator.
Let's use the cake example to clarify some doubts that you might have.
Suppose we have 4 girls: Angelia, Grace, Violetta and Hope, and a delicious cake.
Angelia takes a knife and cuts the cake into 4 equal parts, and everyone gets [tex]\displaystyle\frac{1}{4}[/tex] of the cake.
Now, here's what I wanted to tell you:
[tex]\star\star\star[/tex] There was a total of 4 pieces of the cake (the denominator shows that),
[tex]\star[/tex] Each girl gets 1 out of 4 parts ([tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex])
What does [tex]\displaystyle\frac{1}{4}[/tex] mean?
It means one-fourth, and it also means this:
There were 4 parts, and one of them was taken.
Hope you find it helpful.
Feel free to ask if you have any doubts, since I know a lot about fractions.
[tex]\bold{-MistySparkles^**^*}[/tex]
