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This factsheet will remind you about fractions. After reading it you could have a go at Worksheet 1. If you feel happy with that then you are ready for this module.

ExampleThis long box has been divided into 8 equal parts. What fraction of the long box is shaded orange?

The long box has been divided into 8. So each small piece is of the whole long box.
There are 2 parts shaded orange. So 2 of the s are shaded. This means the fraction will have 2 on the top.
So the fraction of the long box that is shaded orange is

Example If the long box had been cut into 4 pieces and one piece shaded green then it would look like this.

The fraction for this is .
We can compare the two fractions by putting them next to each other like this

You can see that the amount shaded is the same in each strip. This means that the fractions are the same.
So is the same value as
We can write this as  = 

Now have a go at Worksheet 1 and see how you do.