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A fraction is part of something.
You have already learned  ,  , and  .
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(one half is
red) |
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(one third
is blue) |
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(one fourth
is green) |
Here is what 
looks like.
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(one fifth
is purple) |
Fractions may be written like this , or like this
1/5.
The bottom number tells how many parts in all and the top number tells the
fraction of the parts.
In the fraction 1/5, there are five equal parts and one part
is purple.
Look at the fractions below. Three parts in all, two
parts are blue.
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| 2/3 is blue |
Four parts in all, three are green.
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| 3/4 is green |
Practice writing fractions Put the correct fraction in the box to the right of the image. Do not simplify the fraction.
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