INTRODUCTIO

N TO FRACTION
LEVEL 3C
Logic – Critical Thinking

How will you divide Kuya Cyver’s

cake into 8 equal slices.
The challenge is you can only slice
the cake 3 times.
FRACTIONS
Learning Outcome
I can…

* explain what a fraction is.

* explain what the denominator of a fraction

is and find the denominator of a fraction.

* explain what the numerator of a fraction is

and find the numerator of a fraction.

* write a fraction.
WHAT IS A FRACTION?

■ When an object is divided

into a number of equal parts
then each part is called a
fraction
2 numerator

3 denominator
 Denominator
The denominator says how many equal parts
in the whole object

1
2
2 equal parts
 How many equal parts are there in this
shape?

What is the denominator of this fraction?

1
Find the denominators of these
fractions

4 3

2 8
Draw what you think these fractions
look like.

1 1 1 1
6 3 4 10
So, the number on the bottom of a
fraction tells us…

1
? 2
(Find a partner and discuss what you
think the answer is)
Numerator

The numerator says how many parts in the fraction

1 part is
1
coloured in

2
 How many equal parts are coloured in
this shape?

What is the numerator of this fraction?

4
Find the numerator for these
fractions

4 3

8 8
Draw what you think these fractions
look like.

2 1 3 9
6 3 4 10
So, the number on the top of a
fraction tells us…

1
?
2
(Find a partner and discuss what you
think the answer is)
2 The numerator tells
us…

3 The denominator
tells us…
Find the fraction of these shapes
Special topic

Cardinal
& ordinal
numbers
NUMBERS

There are two main types of numbers:

■ Cardinal Numbers - 1 (one), 2 (two) etc. (Used mainly for

counting)

■ Ordinal Numbers - 1st (first), 2nd (second) etc. (Used mainly

for putting things in a sequence)
■ Cardinal numbers are normally used when you:

– count things: I have two brothers. There are thirty-one

days in January.
– give your age: I am thirty-three years old. My sister is
twenty-seven years old.
– give your telephone number: Our phone number is
two-six-three, three-eight-four-seven. (481-2240)
– give years: She was born in nineteen seventy-five
(1975). America was discovered in fourteen ninety-two
■ Ordinal numbers are normally used
when you:
– give a date: My birthday is on the 27th of
January. (Twenty-seventh of January)
– put things in a sequence or
order: Liverpool came second in the
football league last year.
– give the floor of a building: His office is
on the tenth floor.
– have birthdays: He had a huge party for
his twenty-first birthday.
1.We celebrate Christmas on the _______ of
_________.
2. I’m on the _________ rank in the academic.
3. Our classroom is the _________ room in the
_____ floor of the school building.
4. My birthday is on the _________ of
___________.
Naming Fractions

We use ordinal
numbers (at the end
position) to talk about
fractions.
 Naming Fractions
 1/2 - a half
 1/3 - a third
 2/3 - two thirds
 1/4 - a quarter (a fourth)
 3/4 - three quarters (three
fourths)
 1/5 - a fifth
 2/5 - two fifths
 1/6 - a sixth
 5/6 - five sixths
 1/7 - a seventh
 1/8 - an eighth
 1/10 - a tenth
 7/10 - seven tenths
 1/20 - a twentieth
 47/100 - forty-seven
hundredths
 1/100 - a hundredth
 1/1,000 - a thousandth
one-half/a half

1
2
one-fourth

1
4
two-fourths

2
4
a hundredth

1
100
three-fourths

3
4
Three-fortieths

3
40
a third/one third

1
3
three-fifths

3
5
four-eighths

4
8
 PRACTICE
3 1 1 6 7
12 24 7 11 50

90 8 1 13 3
100 28 62 20 4
■ Three-twelfths
■ A twenty-fourth
■ A seventh
■ Six-elevenths
■ Seven-fiftieths
■ Ninety-hundredths
■ Eight-twenty-eighths
■ A sixty-second
■ Thirteen-twentieths
■ Three-fourths
If Aling Nelly bought 2/4 kilo of
chicken while Aling Winnie
bought 1/2 kilo of chicken. Who
between the two bought more
chicken?
EQUIVALENT
FRACTIONS
 A PIECE OF PAPER

■ EXPRESS HALF OF THE BOND PAPER IN FRACTIONS AS

MANY AS YOU CAN

■ ½
■ 2/4
■ 3/6
■ 4/8
■ 5/10
■ 6/12
■ 7/14
■ 8/16
GCF

■ GREATEST
■ COMMON
■ FACTOR
EXPRESS THE
FOLLOWING FRACTIONS
IN LOWEST TERM
■ 8/18
■ 5/35
COMPARING
FRACTIONS
In Mang Roman’s last will, it was stated that his land should be divided
among his three children. Ben shall inherit 3/10 of the land; Dong shall
inherit 1/5 of the land, while Carol shall inherit ½ of the land.

■ a. Who among Mang Roman’s children inherited the

largest portion of the land?
■ b. Who among the children inherited the smallest
portion of the land?

STEP 1 Convert the fractions to decimal form

STEP 2 Arrange the decimals from highest to
lowest.
In Mang Roman’s last will, it was stated that his land should be divided
among his three children. Ben shall inherit 3/10 of the land; Dong shall
inherit 1/5 of the land, while Carol shall inherit ½ of the land.

a. Who among Mang Roman’s children inherited the largest portion

of the land?
b. Who among the children inherited the smallest portion of the land?

STEP 1 Convert the fractions to decimal form

STEP 2 Arrange the decimals from highest to

lowest.
Aling Nelly bought 2/3 kilo of beef while Aling Malou bought 3/5 kilo of
beef and Aling Dolly bought 7/10 kilo of beef.
a. Who among the three bought the largest amount of beef?
b. Who among the three bought the least amount of beef?

Arrange the fractions below from the lowest to the highest.

2/4 ; 1/6 ; 3/7 ; 4/9

Arrange the fractions below from the highest to the lowest.

5/11 ; 2/11 ; 11/11 ; 8/11 ; 3/11
 MIXED
NUMBERS,
PROPER AND
IMPROPER
FRACTIONS
Let’s Remember
♦ Proper fractions are fractions
whose numerators are smaller than
their denominators.
♦ Improper fractions are fractions
whose numerators are bigger than
their denominators.
♦ Mixed numbers consist of a whole
number and a fraction.