Youth · SkillSpark · starter lesson
Fractions: parts of a whole
Starter lesson written by Orbiluma and checked by one reviewer (AI-assisted). It has not been reviewed by a teacher or tested with learners, and it does not follow any particular school curriculum.
1. See it
A fraction names part of a whole that is cut into equal pieces. The bottom number says how many equal pieces there are. The top number says how many of them you are talking about.
1/4 means 1 of 4 equal parts.
Cut a bar into more equal parts and each part gets smaller. That is why 1/8 is smaller than 1/4. Try "2 of 4" and then "4 of 8": the shaded amount looks the same, so 2/4 and 4/8 are equal fractions.
2. Try it
Question 1 of 6
The bar has 5 equal parts and 4 are shaded. Which fraction is shaded?
Choose an answer.
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