Understanding fractions (age 9+)

MathematicsFractionsAges 9–10

Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b (e.g. 3/5 = 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5)

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If you ask your child to show 4/5 as a sum of smaller equal fractions, can they write it out as 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5?

Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b (e.g. 3/5 = 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5)

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“If you ask your child to show 4/5 as a sum of smaller equal fractions, can they write it out as 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5?”