Fraction Tutorial Part I: The Concept of a fraction
A fraction can be thought of as part of a whole. Below are several pictures that attempt to illustrate the concept of the fraction ½, ¼ and ¾ respectively
A visual representation of fractions as slices of a pizza pie. Let's imagine that you ordered a pie of pizza that has 6 slices
Imagine that you ordered a full pizza with six slices (see the picture on the left). The fraction that represents the whole pizza is 6/6 which is the same as the integer 1. After all, we ordered 1 whole pizza so it makes sense that all 6 slices are the same as 1.
Let the story continue, keep eating up that pizza
Part II of The Fraction Tutorial. Interactive Powerpoint
Part III of The Fraction Tutorial
The Numerator and the Denominator of a fraction
The denominator is the number that is at the bottom of the fraction and represents how many 'things' make up the whole. In other words, how many slices were in 1 whole pizza--6. Therefore, 6 is the denominator in our example.