The basics of

fractions
 What is a fraction?

A fraction is an equal part of a whole. If you cut a pizza into 10 equal slices and eat three of them,
you’ve taken a fraction of the pizza and not the whole thing. 3 pizza slices were eaten and only 7 are
left (10-3=7).

Look at this pizza below and see how it changes:

Now we have a Now we divide it You take one piece

We have one
pizza divided into again and now of 4 and 3 are left
whole pizza
2 pieces we have 4 pieces (4-1=3)