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Geanine · Answer 1 · 2023-05-19T21:51:11+0000

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The definition of a fraction is a part of a whole .

If a whole is divided into equal parts, these equal parts are called fractions.

Fractions are written like this :

$\boxed{\\\begin{minipage}{4cm}fractions\\$\displaystyle\frac{x\xrightarrow{numerator}}{y\xrightarrow{denominator}} \\ \end{minipage}}$

Where

y = the number of total parts

x = the number of parts taken

Now, it doesn't necessarily have to be a pizza or a cake.

Suppose your companion Danette has 32 pencils. Out of them, 8 pencils are red.

What fraction of the pencils is red?

Total number of pencils = 32 (denominator)

Number of red pencils = 8 (numerator)

So the fraction of red pencils is :

$\boxed{\\\begin{minipage}{4cm}Danette's\:pencils \\ $\displaystyle(8)/(32) \\ \end{minipage}}$

If the numerator and denominator are divisible by the same number, then we can reduce the fraction :

$\boxed{\\\begin{minipage}{4cm}Danette's\:pencils \\ $\displaystyle(1)/(4) $\\ \end{minipage}}$

Questions about fractions? If any, comment ~

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