FRACTION

AND ITS OPERATIONS

Tria Umbara, M.Pd

Elementary Teacher
Education

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What is a Fraction?

Fraction represents a part of a whole

A pizza was cut into 8 equal slices. Jim ate 5 slices

• The whole circle represents the pizza

• The shaded parts represent the number
of slices that Jim ate
5
• So Jim ate of the pizza
8

𝟓 Numerator

𝟖 Denominator

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What is a Fraction?

Consider to this picture, how can you describe the shaded part of each?

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What is a Fraction?
Consider to this picture, how can you describe the shaded part of each?

The paint
can is
three-
Four-tenths of fifths full
stick is shaded

Three-
fourths of
pizza is left

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Fractions may be represented and classified in different ways.
Consider the following example

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What is a Fraction?
Consider to this picture, how can you describe the shaded
part of each?

5
8

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Concept of Equal Parts

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Concept of Equal Parts

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Comparing Fraction
1. Comparing fraction with the same denominator (Like
Fraction)

What did you observe from both fraction?

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Comparing Fraction
2. Comparing fraction with the same numerator

What did you observe from those fractions?

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EXERCISE
Compare the fractions below using Bar model and order from
the smallest to greatest
3 3 3 3
a. , , ,
8 10 5 12
3 1 2 4
b. , , ,
5 5 5 5

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Equivalent Fractions
Consider the Bar model of fractions below

What the fraction of each?

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Equivalent Fractions
Find the missing numerator and denominator

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Equivalent Fractions
Find the missing numerator and denominator

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Equivalent Fractions
Find the missing numerator and denominator

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Equivalent Fractions
We express the equivalent to simplify the fractions by dividing
the numerator and the denominator by a common factor. Have
a look to the diagram below

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Comparing Fraction
2. Comparing fraction with the numerator and the denominator
are different

Arrange the following fractions from smallest to greatest by

using bar model

3 7 1 13
, , ,
4 8 2 16

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3 12
=
4 16
7 14
=
8 16

1 8
=
2 16

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16

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Types of Fraction
 A proper fraction is a fraction whose value is less than 1
(numerator < denominator)
2 1 8 10
Examples : , , ,
3 7 9 13
 An improper fraction is a fraction whose value is greater than
or equal to 1 (numerator > denominator)
7 9 11 8
Examples : , , ,
2 4 7 8
 A mixed number is a number whose value is greater than 1
made up of a whole part and a fraction part
3 5 1 3
Examples : 1 , 3 , 7 , 11
5 6 2 10

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Improper Fraction
What fraction does each slice of pizza?

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Mixed Number
Mixed numbers are the number that each number is made up of
two part, one whole number and the other a fraction

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Mixed Number
3
What would a bar model look like to show the mixed number 2 ?
4

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Mixed Number
How about these?

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Mixed Number

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Mixed Number
How to write a improper fractions as mixed number?

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Mixed Number
5 11
How to write and as mixed number?
4 5

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Mixed Number
Write a mixed number as improper fraction
3
How many fifths are there in 2 ?
5

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Mixed Number
Write a mixed number as improper fraction

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Mixed Number
Write a mixed number as improper fraction

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Cut out the 16 smaller squares. Fit them back together to form another big
square so that the edges that touch equivalent fractions

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