Tuesday, January 5, 2010


Fractions


All fraction can be expressed shown or written in the form a/b.



* A fractions represents part of a whole*





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One part of this fraction is being taken away in the whole it has four parts there fore it is 1/4th








A fraction is made up with a numerator (the top number) and the denumenator (the buttom number).



numerator




denomenator


There are 3 types of fractions, a proper fraction the numerator is less then the denomenator.







This is a proper fraction.





In an emproper fraction the numerator is greator then the denomenator.






This is a emproper fraction.





Mixed numbers is a whole number and a proper fraction.


These are mixed numbers.
Some fractions are represented with a picture.



2/3 proper fraction













2 1/2 mixed





Homework
Number of the day.
# 20 write a fraction.
#21 proper fration
#23 mixed numbers
#24 picture
#25cange a persent
If didn't finish text bookwork