UNDERSTANDING

FRACTIONS

Presented by:
Mr. Martin Jean B. Pascua, LPT
Business Mathematics
What is really a FRACTION ?

FRACTION
FRACTION
Halves Quarters Fourths

=
3
1 2 3 4

4 4 4 4 4

1
=
4
1 1
3 1
+ +
4 4 4 4=1+1+1+1
3 1 1 1
= + +
4 4 4 4
 1 2 3 4
4 4 4 4

1 2 3
0 1
4 4 4

1 2 3 4 5
3 3 3 3 3

0 1 ?
 1 1 2 3 4
2 = = =
2 4 6 8
2 Size of whole
4 doesn’t change!

Whole
3
6
2 1 2 3
2 = =
1 2 3
4
0 8
1 3
3
1
 The higher
lower the
thedenominator
denominatoris,
is,the
thelarger
largerthe
thefraction.
fraction.

1 1
<> whole
8 4
1
4

1
8
 Common denominator

5 3
>
4 4

1
=
4
 7 11
Which of the two is closer to 1?
8 11
closer to a whole
12
12

𝟏
𝟖
𝟏
𝟏𝟐

4 6
1
2
of 5 = 2.5 >
5 12
1
2
 WHATEVER YOU DO TO
NUMERATOR
DO IT TO
DENOMINATOR

2 4 6
= =
3 6 9
1 2 4
2
= = 𝑎 𝑎⦁𝑛
4 8 =
𝑏 𝑏⦁𝑛
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