What is a fraction?
What really is the purpose of using fractions?
How can a fraction be identified?
How will you exppalin about fractions to your 9 years old brother?
Explain how necessary are fractions to us?
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a fraction is an expression where two numbers placed above and below a division line with the top value named the numerators and denominators
ReplyDeletea simple example of fraction in life is when u tell time
ReplyDeletea fraction can be identified when there are three components: a numerator, a denominator and a division sign. for example:
ReplyDelete23x + 95y/ 68z -37t:
23x + 95y is the numerator
68z - 37t is the denominator
and / is our division sign.
fraction could be identified by their numerator and denominator which is separated by a devision sign.
ReplyDeleteTo me a fraction basically shows a part of a whole. or a part of something bigger. For example i am a trinidadian yes i am one man but i am a part of a whole nation.
ReplyDeleteOK NOW I SEE YOUR ANSWERS TO THIS QUESTION
ReplyDelete"a fraction is an expression where two numbers placed above and below a division line with the top value named the numerators and denominators"
so as you have said 2 numbers
so is 2.5/5 a fraction?
Yes, 2.5 is a fractional number but not in standard form.
Deletefractions are a way of representing decimals which are not whole numbers. fractions are also ways of showing proportions, of the size of one shape to another and even how much times larger an object is..
ReplyDeletelike a square is 2.5larger than the rectangle... which is 2,1/2, which shows it is twice and a half of the rectangle...
2.5/5 is a fraction but a complicated one since 2.5 is a fraction and 2.5 /5 is another fraction. so it is a fraction over another.but reeally it is 2.5 divided by 5.
ReplyDelete2,1/2 /5
5/2 / 5
2/5 *5
10/5
2
which shows that over all the fraction becomes a whole number ..so in the raw form it is a fraction but simplified is a whole number.
ok then so what if we switched them around then
ReplyDelete5/2.5
you say it is a fraction over a fraction but 5 is still a whole number.
so is it a fraction over a fraction or a fraction inside of another fraction?
well the 5 is the numerator and the denominator is 2.5 so it is still a fraction because of the numerator and denominator and division sign..
ReplyDelete5/ 2,1/2
5/ 5/2
5*2/5
10/5
2
( i have an error in the one above it is 1/2)
ok i understand now and yes your error is noted
ReplyDeleteso basically a decimal is a different way of writing a fraction
a decimal is a different way of writing fractions. since it is the linear version of writing it. but it is more difficult since with fractions u would have a half and then to write it in decimals, you would have to divide 2 by one which would give .5 . or even 1/4 which is .25. so writing it in it's linear format is good if your using calculators buy if u have to work it out on the whole it is much simplier to work as a fraction..
ReplyDeleteok so my next question how do i know that .25 is 1/4. Like what if i did not know that. and i was given a decimal and aske dto change it to a fraction. For example .56
ReplyDeletefor .25. if ur given 1/4 u will have to divide 4 by 1
ReplyDeleteso
4/1
4 into 1=0
there for the decimal point is places and a zero added to the 1.
now it is 4 into 10. u will get 2(8). with a remainder of 2 and a zero is added.
now it is 4 into 20 and u will get 5 with no remainder..
therefore the answer is .25
and to go from decimals to fraction you would place .25 over 100. the point is 1 and the other numbers are zero's. and 25 over 100 and u simplify,,and would end up with 1/4.
ReplyDeleteso Mr. GL seeing as no one has yet answered the question say i was your 9 year old brother and you wanted HAD NO OTHER CHOICE but to explain fractions to me how would you.
ReplyDeletenote i am not the brightest bulb in the box.
ok well fractions..are not whole number like half or a quarter like a slice of pizza or cake is a fraction it is a piece of a whole.. a fraction represents a piece of one thing... it could be add or subtracted to other fractions or whole numbers.
ReplyDeleteso then ok they are parts of a whole how do i write them??
ReplyDeletehow do i know which number goes where??
and how am i sure it is correct?
is there a way to double check?
to know where the numbers goes the total number of pieces goes to the bottom and the number which u want which could either be the remainder or total u have goes on top.
ReplyDeleteto check..ammm . u just have to know the base number which is the total and the numerator which is the part u have or looking for..
i not sure of a way to double check it..
A fraction is used for studying,recreation and management.
ReplyDeleteFractions is used in everyday life. fractions are used to share, so you won't use the whole thing, for example you won't eat a whole roti, so you cut it in 1/4 and eat a 1/4.
fractions can be identified by 12/7 this is a fraction which means 12 divided into 7 equal parts.
Fractions are necessary to us because we use it everyday, over 100 times a day.
I will explain frations to my 9 year old brother by saying fractions are just like sharing with your friends. you never have the whole thing , it will be shared part for you and part for your friend.
how i thought my little brother fractions lets say we have a pizza and we cut it up in 4equal parts each part would be 1/4 two parts would be 2/4 etc. so if we cut a next pizza in 8 equal parts each part would be 1/8 two parts 2/8 etc.
ReplyDeletea fraction is part of a whole
ReplyDeletethe nuber below indicates how many pieces will make up an entire whole
or pizza
the number on top indicates how many pieces you have
fractions indicates division you don't have the entire block or whatever
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ReplyDeletewe have to use fractions
ReplyDeleteyou all remember " A World With No Fractions"
it is used to refer to a piece of something.
a piece of cake, a $20.00 is 1/5 of a $100
a fraction of time...............
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ReplyDeletecap_guy, first, with a fraction, we always know that it is part (or parts) of a whole, thing, right?
ReplyDeleteIf we say that we have 12 eggs in a dozen, then 6 eggs would be a fraction of one whole dozen.
Or 6 out of that 12
As a fraction it's written as 6/12 - 6 out of 12.
The 12 here being the parts that make it a whole dozen, and then 6 being what you have.
Look at another example: If you had a cake, and it's sliced into 8 pieces. Then 8 slices would make One whole cake, right?
If you were given 2 slices from that cake, how much of the whole were you given?
2 out of 8 slices, right?
That'd be written as 2/8
Let's say that there's a case of soft drink - 24 bottles, and you are given 7 bottles from that case. What fraction were you given?
Try this one. If you know there are 3 cases of soft drink, again with 24 bottles in each case, and you were given 18 bottles, how many bottles were you given?
A fraction is part, some or piece of a whole.a fraction can be identified by looking for a divide sign i.e it has a numerator over a dinominator.
ReplyDeleteFractions are used everyday. eg. when u buy a small pizza which have 8 slices and u eat 4 slices you can say that u ate half the pizza. In other words you can put the number of slices eaten over the total no. of slices. therefore 4/8. You can further simplify this fraction by finding a common factor i.e 4 and multiply by both numerator and denomenator.
Fractions are important to us because the give us quick info based on a whole by showing how much it can be divided into,how much is used up from the whole,or how much is needed to make a whole of something.
ReplyDeleteThere are really two types of fractions.
ReplyDelete1)improper fractions (ie. the numerator is greater than the denominator)eg.5/2
2)proper fractions. (ie. the numerator is less than the denominator)eg.3/5
generally to get an improper fraction you have to have a mixed number. ie a fraction with a whole number infront of it.
But don't worry about the whole number infront the fraction(mixed number) because it can be boiled down to a simple fraction.(improper fraction).
Here are 2 simple steps to change a mixed number to a improper fraction.
1) multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator. that will be your numerator.
2) then put it all over the original demoninator.
lets say for example.
2 1/2= (2*2)+1/2
= 4+1/2
=5/2
agreed?
A fraction is a ratio of two values.
ReplyDeleteFractions have the form a/b , where a is called the numerator, b is the denominator.
ReplyDeletethe denominator cannot equal 0 (since division by 0 is undefined).
ReplyDeletei would start to teach my brother with practicals.
ReplyDeleteso i would use a cake, because he loves chocolate cake and relate it to him step by step. currently the cake is a whole.
the i would cut the cake in half , while showing him a written example of a fraction.
ReplyDeletethen in quarters an show him another written example
ReplyDeletethen i would take away all the cake and bring them back piece by piece to show addition which entails the determination of the lowest common denominator to bring fractions together.
ReplyDeletefor example, if we didnt have fractions and you were driving a car you would constantly either be shutting down on the roadways or have to be conscious of how much fuel is in your vehicle.
ReplyDeleteA fraction is the ratio of two whole numbers, or to put it simply, one whole number divided by another whole number
ReplyDeletea fraction is any part of a whole
ReplyDeletethe purpose of using fractions would be to represent that you have used part of something or a fraction of something.
ReplyDeleteit can also be used to describe what happened when a certain amount is taken out,altering a value of something.
a fraction can be identified by the value containing a numerator and a de-nominator.
ReplyDeletebith separated by a division sign.
to my 9 year old bro, i would say that a fraction is when you take a whole item and share it into any amount of parts.
ReplyDeletea fraction is two values seperated by a division sign.................
ReplyDeletea fraction is used to identify a no of pices from a given whole
ReplyDeleteorrrrrr one whole divided into many pieces. everything in the world is fractions we use it every second of the day!!!!!! example like am just one person out of the whole populated world.............
ReplyDeletea fraction can be identifed by placing a division sign between two given numbers. withone number being placed above the other
ReplyDeletesouth zone, i agree but you have to note the names of those numbers.
ReplyDeletewhich are the numerator and denominator.
lana you can also have a fraction divided by another fraction also.
ReplyDeleteit is not always a whole number/by a whole number.
A FRACTION IS A PART OR SEGMENT OF A WHOLE
ReplyDeletea fraction is number used to represent a part or a segment of a whole(correction)
ReplyDeletea fraction can be identified by the components it posesses a)a numerator, b) a denominator, c)a devision line or sign or in a worded equation it can by represented by "of" eg. 8 of 10 applesa ared eaten what fraction is left ?
ReplyDeletefraction is used to distribut parts of a whole in certain ratios
ReplyDeleteif i had a nine year old brother i would tell him
ReplyDeleteif you had a bag of crayons that had 6 colours and i told you to draw me a circle and colour for me using the six colours equal parts untill the circle is full
then i would ask him how many circles he sees which is one and how many parts he sees which is six and how many coloured part he sees which is six therefore the assuming he used i would ask him how many red parts is there which is one then i would tell him take the over all value of the whole and call it the denominator and the segment the numerator and place it over the division line
i would tell my nine year old bro that fractions help show us wat we hav n how many each division or person gets out of wat we hav
ReplyDeleteexample
mummy gave me $500 and told me split it equally between two of us
each of us would gt 1/2 of the money
meaning we hav $500
the top number says how much of the total we get n the bottomnumber says how much people or shares there are
a fraction is numbers sperated by a division sign. the number on top is called the numerator and the bottom value is called the numerator.
ReplyDeleteIn the case of numbers, a fraction may be defined as the quotient, or division of the two numbers...it may also be defined as small part or an item that makes up a whole
ReplyDeleteFractions are usually a way of showing how an item, in this case, a number, has been split up into smaller ones...or parts of the whole, as the case may be
ReplyDeleteA fraction can be identified by a number on top (known as a numerator) over a number below (known as the denominator) separated by a division sign... eg. 2/3 (technically its not on the bottom here...but hopefully its understandable)
ReplyDeleteIf i had a 9 year old brother, i would tell him, a fraction is a piece of a whole number. it is found by dividing a whole number by another whole number. they are usually left as the number being divided over the number dividing it...example 1/4 is the number 1, being divided by 4, which is a quarter. (thank god i dont have a 9 YO brother)
ReplyDeleteFractions are important to us as they show how a number is divided by another, and from that will be able to tell us how many parts make up a whole.for example...1/3....it is a third of a whole, there it requires 3 thirds to make up a whole
ReplyDeleteA fraction is simply a part of a whole. It consits of mainly 2 parts, which are both very important, the denominator(the bottom part) and the numerator(the top part). If the numerator's value is larger than the denominator's, it is refered to as an improper fraction, but if it is not it is called a proper fraction.
ReplyDeleteTo me a fraction is the ratio of two whole numbers, or to put it simply, one whole number divided by another whole number. We write a fraction like this:6/8
ReplyDeleteThe top part of the fraction is called the numerator and is also referred to as the dividend of the fraction. The bottom part is called the denominator and is also referred to as the divisor of the fraction.
there are three different types of fractions. there are proper fraction, which is where the numerator is smaller than the denominator eg. 2/5. then there are improper fractions where the numerator is larger than the denominator eg. 8/3 and the final one is mixed numbers this is another way of expressing an improper fraction eg. from the improper fraction eg. before 8/3 as a mixed number it would be written as 2 2/3
ReplyDeletea fraction is part of a whole. it cannot be equal to a whole.
ReplyDeletefractions are used to represent small parts or amounts of a whole.
ReplyDeletea fraction can be identified by 2 numbers separated by a slash. the upper number called the numerator and the bottom number the denoinator
ReplyDeletea fraction expresses part of a group and can represent a ratio or division....its consists of a numerator an a denominator...eg 3/4 with 3 being the numerator and 4 being the denominator
ReplyDeleteyou could never tell a friend to break a cookie in half 1/2 to share with you. You could only tell them to break it into two pieces. a glass with water could never be described as half full. there would be no such thing as half past the hour with timekeeping. you could never say you are halfway there when traveling.
ReplyDeleteto my 9yr old brother lets pretend that the denominator is a bag full of equal pieces. each piece is a fraction of the whole bag. every single piece makes up the entire bag, or 1 bag. another example is a pizza. if the denominator is 8, then that means the pizza is cut into 8 slices. if the dominator is 4, then the pizza is cut into quarters.one slice will be 1/4, 3 slices will be 3/4. the numerator is the top number. for example if i gave u 2 slices out of the pizza that was cut into 8 slices, u would have 2/8.
ReplyDeletea fraction is a number that names part of a whole or part of a group..
ReplyDeleteif wasn't for fraction breakfast this morning wouldn't be possible because i ate quater roti and if wasn't for fractions i would've eaten a whole.
ReplyDeletea fraction can be identified as a numerator divided by denominator..
ReplyDeletei would use a cake as an example.. the amount of slices he ate divided by how much slices are there..ex he ate 2 slices out of 16 equal pieces therefore he ate 2/16 which is equivalent to 1/8
ReplyDeletea fraction has a numerator and a denominator ie. a top no. and a bottom no. and has a division sign.
ReplyDeleteThe main importantance of fractions is to show portions of something. It is a way of saying how much is used or being examined out of a whole...
ReplyDeleteA fraction is identified by a numerator, a denominator and a equal sign....
ReplyDeleteTo my nine year old brother:
ReplyDeletea fraction shows how much of something which is a whole is being used. a fraction is a piece out of a whole.
for example if mommy baked a cake for ten childen in your class and cut it into ten slices. You took the first piece which means you took 1 out of the ten pieces or 1/10....
ReplyDeletefor example there are twelve kids on a cricket team and the coach said...
ReplyDeletei want six of you to play and six of you to sit out the game. that mean 6 of the 12 kids will play or 6/12 which is 1/2 of the team...
fractions are necessary to us because they are part of everyday life. we use fractions all time without even realising it.. we are always using a portion of somthing, of doing a portion of work and these are fractions.
ReplyDeleteA fraction is a way of representing division of a 'whole' into 'parts'. It has the form
ReplyDeletewhere the
Numerator is the number of parts chosen
and the
Denominator is the total number of parts.
2.5/5 is a fraction but a complicated one since 2.5 is a fraction and 2.5 /5 is another fraction. so it is a fraction over another.but really it is 2.5 divided by 5.
ReplyDelete2,1/2 /5
5/2 / 5
2/5 *5
10/5
2
which shows that over all the fraction becomes a whole number ..so in the raw form it is a fraction but simplified is a whole number.
a fraction could be identified by their numerator and denominator which is separated by a devision sign.
ReplyDeletea fraction is part of a whole or a whole that has been divided
ReplyDeletethe purpose of fractions is to show that something is part of a whole or to replace a decimal as sum decimals can long eg. 0.8333333 = 5/6
ReplyDeletea fraction could be identified because it has a numerator and denominator and a devision sign which separates them eg. 5/6
ReplyDeletei would explain about fractions to my 9 years old brother by using an example such as an apple, i would cut it into 4 equal pieces and tell him that each piece is a fraction of the whole apple (the four pieces). hence: each piece = 1/4pieces
ReplyDeletea fraction is used to show the number of pieces in a whole
ReplyDeleteA fraction is a way of representing division of a 'whole' into 'parts'.
ReplyDeleteor a numerator divided by a deniminator
ReplyDeleteA fraction is a part of a hole number represented by a numerator and denominator which is separated by a devision sign.
ReplyDeleteFractions are considered important to us since it is the division of whole things in to smaller parts making it possible for us to obtain a portion of of a whole.
ReplyDeletea fraction can be identified when there is a numerator, a denominator and is separated from a division sign. it is used to represent a part of a whole number
ReplyDeleteto explain fractions to a nine year old i would say that a fraction is when you take a whole item and share it into a number of portions. eg when a pizza is cut in 2 pieces u put the whole (1) and divide it (/) by the amount of pieces (2) and u will get your fraction: 1/2.
ReplyDeleteFractions are important to us because the give us quick info based on a whole by showing how much it can be divided into or how much it is divided into. The main importantance of fractions is to show portions of a whole.
ReplyDeleteA number expressed as a quotient, in which a numerator is divided by a denominator. In a simple fraction, both are integers. A complex fraction has a fraction in the numerator or denominator. In a proper fraction, the numerator is less than the denominator. If the numerator is greater, it is called an improper fraction and can also be written as a mixed number—a whole-number quotient with a proper-fraction remainder. Any fraction can be written in decimal form by carrying out the division of the numerator by the denominator.
ReplyDeletethey are useful as expressive quantities ..to denote a size or a value
ReplyDeleteit is identified by dividing its upper value (numerator) from the lower value (denominator). x/y
ReplyDeleteand is commonly given in its simplest form, that is a proper fraction
to my 9 yr old brother :
ReplyDelete"is one number on top of another number !!
the one below show how much it hav..the one on top show how much of it there is...
undastann ?!?"
A fraction is a representation of part of a whole using "how much" divided by "the whole"
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of fractions is so that a part can be represented when a whole or wholes are not used.
ReplyDeleteA fraction can be identified by the division sign [ '/' or in some cases '__' ]
ReplyDelete"A fraction is like eating pie" you cant eat the whoole pie so u take part of it.
ReplyDeleteif u measure the size of the piece you took and divide it by the size of the pie before, you will get a fraction
Fractions are necessary because everything needs to be accounted for. fractions are there to help us account for part or a piece of something
ReplyDeleteA fraction. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. well as the name implies since we are all future engineeres.a fraction is a pices of a whole something. if u have 28 marbles and u gave john 7 marbles then u gave john 7 out of 28 (7/28) which can be simplified to (1/4)
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of a fraction is to show how a piece of a whole is used. if there were no fractions then everything would have to be in wholes
ReplyDeleteA fraction can be identified by a divisor and a dividend. or as miss puts it. an upstairs and downstairs. (/)
ReplyDeletei would tell my little brother. a fraction is like sharing a cake. a person doesn't just stuff a whole cake in his mouth. he cuts piece and eats that. and he can also share the pieces with his friends. 6 slices of cake out of 12 slices is 6 out of 12 which is (6/12) or (1/2)
ReplyDeleteFractions are necessary because evreything cannot be done wholly at a time. Parts or Pieces are very important in the world. the lord did not make the world 100% land. he made water and air also. so the world is fractions
ReplyDeleteA fraction is number written with a numerator and a denominator, in which both are natural numbers. Hence it can be identified by a division sign seperating both numbers
ReplyDeletei would tell my brother the pizza daddy bought can be cut into any number of pieces so that everyone at dinner can have a piece. Each slice is a part, or fraction, of the whole pizza...he can add fractions...if i had two slices of pizza and then adds another. You can subtract them, too... if there are two slices left and you take one
ReplyDeleteThere are really two types of fractions.
ReplyDelete1. proper
2. improper
fractions are used to show parts of a total. the top number called the numerator and the bottom number called the denominator
ReplyDeletei would tell my brother, that fractions are used to share parts of a whole. we can use a cake for instance. a birthday cake is cut into slices and is shares. it it sliced into 10 pieces. the wole/total pieces goes to the bottom. and how many of the total goes to the top of the line. for example, i ate 2 slices, that would mean i took 2 out of 10 there stating it as a fraction = 2/10
ReplyDeletea fraction is not a whole no, it represents portions of a whole no.
ReplyDeleteex 3/4
the top no of the fraction is called the numerator and the below no is called the denominator
a fraction is any portion of a whole
ReplyDeletethe purpose of using fractions is to give the exact amount instead of rounding it of to the nearest whole
ReplyDeletea fraction can be identified as any portion over the whole amount example 4/15
ReplyDeleteexplainin fractions to a 9yr old using money; $1 = a whole, $0.50= 1/2
ReplyDelete$1 + $0.50= $1.50 which is a 1 1/2
$0.25 is 1/4 of a $1
$0.75 is 3/4 of $1
a fraction is a value that gives us a portion of a whole body
ReplyDeletefractions are used to divide an entity into several equal parts...
ReplyDeletea fraction, in maths, can be identified by the presence of the divide sign between two values...
ReplyDeletefractiond are used in your everyday life. write what you did for a day (to be precise) and there you will see how many fractions you made.
ReplyDeleteIn the case of numbers, a fraction may be defined as the quotient, or division of the two numbers...it may also be defined as small part or an item that makes up a whole
ReplyDeleteFractions are usually a way of showing how an item, in this case, a number, has been split up into smaller ones...or parts of the whole, as the case may be
ReplyDeleteA fraction can be identified by a number on top (known as a numerator) over a number below (known as the denominator) separated by a division sign... eg. 2/3 (technically its not on the bottom here...but hopefully its understandable)
ReplyDeleteIf i had a 9 year old brother, i would tell him, a fraction is a piece of a whole number. it is found by dividing a whole number by another whole number. they are usually left as the number being divided over the number dividing it...example 1/4 is the number 1, being divided by 4, which is a quarter.
ReplyDeleteFractions are important to us as they show how a number is divided by another, and from that will be able to tell us how many parts make up a whole.for example...1/3....it is a third of a whole, there it requires 3 thirds to make up a whole
ReplyDeletefractions are a way of representing decimals which are not whole numbers. fractions are also ways of showing proportions, of the size of one shape to another and even how much times larger an object is..
ReplyDeletelike a square is 2.5larger than the rectangle... which is 2,1/2, which shows it is twice and a half of the rectangle...
In the case of numbers, a fraction may be defined as the quotient, or division of the two numbers...it may also be defined as small part or an item that makes up a whole
ReplyDeleteFractions are usually a way of showing how an item, in this case, a number, has been split up into smaller ones...or parts of the whole, as the case may be
ReplyDeleteWhat is a fraction?
ReplyDeleteTo me, a fraction represents a piece/portion of an amount.
A fraction has 3 well known components...
ReplyDeleteexample: 3 << Numerator
- << Vinculumn
4 << Denominator
i.e. 3/4...
the vinculumn represents a division function.
i am a fraction of the human race
ReplyDeletea fraction is two values seperated by a division sign
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of a fraction is to show how a piece of a whole is used.
ReplyDeleteFractions are necessary because everything cannot be done wholly at a time. Parts or Pieces are very important
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of fractions is so that a part can be represented when a whole or wholes are not used.
ReplyDeleteA fraction is the ratio of two whole numbers
ReplyDeletefractions are a way of representing decimals which are not whole numbers. fractions are also ways of showing proportions, of the size of one shape to another and even how much times larger an object is..
ReplyDeletelike a square is 2.5larger than the rectangle... which is 2,1/2, which shows it is twice and a half of the rectangle...
Or if you have a cake and you divide it int two equal parts you have just began the process of fractions