Numbers can be divided into equal parts.
A fraction represents some of those equal parts.

     If parts of a shape are equal they are the same size.

A fraction to show         1
   1 of the parts          2
 

Equal parts

             

Here are some ways to divide a whole into equal parts.

      halves
          1
          2

       thirds
        1      2
        3      3

      fourths
    1     2     3
    4     4     4

          fifths
      1   2   3   4
      5   5   5   5

              

            sixths
    1    2    3    4    5
    6    6    6    6    6

             eighths
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7
 8   8   8   8   8   8   8  

             tenths
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9
 10  10  10  10  10  10 10  10  10

Click on the apple to practice.

 
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