Fractions As Parts

What do fractions represent?

• Whole numbers

• Pieces or parts of things

• Only circles and rectangles

• Only test scores

What does the bottom number in a fraction represent?

• How many parts we have

• The total number of parts the whole is divided into

• The number of parts taken away

• The number of whole items

What does the top number in a fraction represent?

• The total number of parts

• How many parts are missing

• How many parts we have

• The type of fraction

What is a crucial requirement for parts in a fraction to work correctly?

• They must be different sizes

• They must be colored

• They must be equal

• They must be odd numbers

If you have 7 pets, and 4 are dogs, 2 are cats, and 1 is a hamster, what fraction of your pets are dogs?

• 2/7

• 1/7

• 4/7

• 7/7