Saturday, November 26, 2011

Fraction

Let's break the hexagon into 6 equal pieces:
whole hexagon and hexagon cut into 6 equal pieces
What if we just had one of the pieces?
one triangle of hexagon that's cut into 6 equal pieces
That would be 1 piece out of 6 pieces. Right?
Here's how we write it:
1/6 - the top number is called the numerator and the bottom number is called the denominator
We read this like "one sixth."
Let's do some more counting!

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How much of this hexagon is red?
hexagon cut into 6 equal triangles
5 pieces are red... out of 6 total pieces...
So, 5/6 of the hexagon is red.
How much is blue?
1 blue piece... out of 6...
1/6 of the hexagon is blue.

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