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Connect repeated halving with equal parts of shapes, collections, objects and events.
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Connect repeated halving with equal parts of shapes, collections, objects and events.
Connect repeated halving with equal parts of shapes, collections, objects and events.
Example 1
What fraction of the whole strip is shaded?
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Answer: One-half
- The whole strip is divided into 2 equal parts.
- One of these equal parts is shaded, so it is one-half.
Example 2
A game lasts 40 minutes, split into 4 equal quarters. How many minutes is one quarter?
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Answer: 10
- Split the whole 40 minutes into 4 equal durations.
- 440=10, so each quarter lasts 10 minutes.
Example 3
What fraction of the whole strip is shaded?
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Answer: One-quarter
- The whole strip is divided into 4 equal parts.
- One of these equal parts is shaded, so it is one-quarter.
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