B.

Teaching the operator interpretation of the fraction using sets of objects

10. The set corresponding to a given fraction
Draw the set corresponding to each of the following fractions, according to the
set corresponding to 1.
(You may work with the objects.)
example
a b
≥ ≥ 1
µ ¥

1 1 ≤
≥

c d e
● ● ●
1 ● ●
● ● ¥ µ
● µ
● ● ● ● µ

± ● ● ● ● ●

≤ 1 ● ● ● ● ●
1

Summary
● ● ● ● ● numerator
1 ● ● ● ● ● fraction bar
● ● ● ● ● denominator

• The fraction bar indicates that we should divide the set

of 1 into equal subsets.
● ●
≤ ● ●
µ ● ● • The denominator indicates into how many equal
subsets we should divide the set of 1.
• The numerator indicates how many of these subsets
we should draw in the set of the fraction.

15 From One Two and Three, part 12, pp. 54, 55