please answer this cuz i need help for homework welltell me what fractions are and how to do thiem you can just tell me what they are instead
2006-12-21 07:27:01 · 4 answers · asked by Kit-Kat 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Fractions are a part of a whole. Think of a pizza pie. If you have 8 slices in a pizza, then you have 8 out of 8 slices, or one whole pizza.
However, if you only have one slice left, then you only have 1 out of 8 slices, or 1/8th of a pizza.
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2006-12-21 07:31:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fractions are parts of whole numbers.
If you eat 1/2 of a pie, then that means the pie was cut into 2 (the denominator or bottom number) and you ate 1 piece of it (the numberator or top number).
If you eat 2/8 of a pie, then the pie was cut into 8 pieces and you ate 2, which is also the same as 1/4.
To add/subtract fractions, the denominator (Bottom #) has to be the same. (1/2)+(1/3)=(3/6)+(2/6)=5/6
To multiply fractions, you multiply the top numbers together and the bottom numbers together. (1/2)x(1/3)=1/6
To divide fractions, flip the second fraction and mulitply. (1/2)/(1/3)=(1/2)x(3/1)=3/2 or 1 1/2.
Hope this helps some.
2006-12-21 15:35:55 · answer #2 · answered by ny2la_usamex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fraction is a part of a whole.
2006-12-21 15:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by prune 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one half of one quarter = one eighth.
2006-12-21 15:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋