Fractions

Tape measurer's inch is divided into 16 equal parts.

Parts of an inch are written as a fraction.

The top number (numerator) is smaller than the bottom number (denominator)

3/4

1/16

1/2

The number includes a whole number and a fraction.

1 1/2

345 7/16

5 3/4

When the top number (numerator) is larger than the bottom number (denominator)

You have more pieces than the whole is divided into

5/4 or 7/3 or 18/16

A fraction is equal to a whole (1) when you have all the parts that the whole was divided

3/3=1 or 16/16=1 or 4/4=1

Top # (numerator) is the same as the bottom # (denominator)

In math, equivalent fractions can be defined as fractions with different numerators and denominators that represent the same value or proportion of the whole.

4/16=1/4=2/8

12/16=3/4=9/12