9.1

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9.1 Meanings of Fractions

• Grade 5

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Meanings of Fraction

• Today, you will learn how to compare part of an
  amount to the whole amount.
• Where in your life is it necessary to divide a
  whole something into equal parts?

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Problem

• Miss Joybe needs to divide a large rectangular
  pizza into 4 same-size pieces. How many ways can
  you find for how she might do this?

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Math Vocabulary

• 2 -gt part (numerator)4 -gt whole
  (denominator)
• A fraction describes one or more parts of a whole
  that is divided into equal parts. This number is
  the denominator. The denominator describes the
  TOTAL number of equal parts or the total number
  of objects.
• The numerator describes the number of equal parts
  or objects that are being described.

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In your notebook

• Shade 2 4 2 6
  5 3
• Shade three out of five
• Shade one-third

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Question

• In each figure, ½ of the figure is shaded. Does
  ½ represent the same amount for both figures?
  Explain.

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Practice Problems

• Write the fraction that names the shaded part
• Write the fraction that names the unshaded part