Fractions

     Ever wonder why fractions and being confused always somehow tie together? Well, first, you need to calm down. Something students frequently get confused about is why when denominators get bigger the decimal gets smaller! Just listen, a fraction, is a peice of something. Like, for instance, 1/4 in decimal form is .25. They are the exact same thing, just represented in two different ways. If you have a piece of pie, split into 4 peices for you and you 3 friends; and you wanted to each get a piece, you and your 3 friends would all get 1/4 of the pie. In deciaml form you would get .25 piece of the pie, and so would you friends. Now look at this,


1/4 = .25


     Really a fration is a number being divided. So in this case, you would need to "read" the fraction. 1/4...is 1 divided by 4. 1 divided by 4 is .25. If you wanted it for a fraction it would be 1/4. Let's say you have a pie slipt into 2 pieces for you and your brother. Your brother and you each get...what??? Do the math.


1/2 = .50  Because 1 divided by 2 equals 1/2 in fraction form and .50 in deciaml form! See, fractions are fantastic!!!