Stage 3 · Fractions & Decimals

3.1.1 Equal Sharing and the Birth of the Fraction

3.1 Fractions Arrive: Cutting a Whole into Equal Parts

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3.1.1 Equal Sharing and the Birth of the Fraction

Core idea

Cut one pie into equal slices and take some — how many out of how many is exactly what the fraction a/b records.

Module goal. Let fractions grow out of the picture of "sharing fairly," understand that a fraction names "part of a whole," and learn to read, write, and place them on the number line.
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