IXL | Understanding fractions: word problems

Leah is making a poster about friendship in her art class. She divides her poster into 7 equal parts. Leah writes the names of her friends all over each part. She uses 1 part for her friends from school.

What fraction of the poster does Leah use for her friends from school?

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Simon has baked a giant chocolate chip cookie. He knows he should not eat the whole thing at once. So, he cuts the cookie into 2 equal pieces. Simon eats 1 piece now.

What fraction of the cookie does Simon eat now?

key idea

A fraction represents a part of a whole.

The bottom of a fraction is the number of equal parts in the whole. It is called the denominator.

The top of a fraction is the number of those equal parts you are talking about. It is called the numerator.

solution

The cookie is the whole.

Simon cuts the cookie into 2 equal pieces. The denominator of the fraction is 2.

number of equal parts in the whole

Simon eats 1 piece now. The numerator of the fraction is 1.

number of equal parts you are talking about

Simon eats

of the cookie now.

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