3.1 Fractions Arrive: Cutting a Whole into Equal Parts
Point 2 of 5
3.1.2 What the Top and Bottom Are Telling You
Core idea
The bottom number says how many equal parts you cut into, the top says how many you took, and the bar between them is the knife that does the equal sharing.
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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