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Why is 4 tenths not equal to 4 hundredths?
Imagine that you have a pie. If you cut that pie into 10 equal pieces and take four of them, it will be a lot more pie that if you cut the pie into 100 equal pieces and take four of them. If you cut the pie into 10 pieces, each piece is a tenth of the pie. If you cut the pie into one hundred pieces, each piece will be a hundredth of the pie. You can really only tell which fraction is greater when they have the same denominator. 4/10 = 40/100. That's ten times greater than 4/100
How much more is one fourth than one third?
it isnt.in %, one fourth is 25%, one third is 33.33....%another answerOne fourth is less than one third.Think of it this way: If you cut a pie into three equal parts and eat one part, you'll eat more pie than if you cut the pie into four parts and you ate one part.You could also imagine three people eating a whole pie and four people eating a whole pie. The group of three would each be able to enjoy a larger piece.
How much is one eighth of a pie?
Well, darling, one eighth of a pie is simply one piece out of eight equal slices of that delicious dessert. So, if you're eyeing that pie like a hawk, just cut yourself a slice and enjoy it guilt-free. Just remember, sharing is caring...but who has time for that when there's pie involved?
What does a quarter of 12 mean?
You start of with a whole pie and if you cut in two equal pieces you have two half pies. If you cut the two half pie pieces in half you end up with 4 equal pieces of the original pie and these are called quarters. So to get a half you divide by 2 To get a quarter you divide by 4 Thus 12/4 = 3 or 4*3=12 Thus a quarter of 12 is 3.
What is the meaning of numerator and denominator?
Numerator is the number in the top of a fraction. Denominator is the number in the bottom of a fraction. Any object or group that must be divided into parts is referred to as the 'whole'. The total number of equal parts being made is represented by the denominator. The number of these parts being discussed in a particular setting is the numerator. Example: Cut a pie into 5 equal slices. --- 5 is the denominator. If you eat one slice --- 1 is the numerator making the fraction 1/5 If I eat two slices (I like pie) --- 2 is the numerator making the fraction 2/5 Now if someone asks how much pie is left, there are 2 slices left, so the numerator is 2 making the fraction 2/5. Someone else asks how much was eaten, since 3 slices were eaten, 3/5 represents the part of the pie missing because it was eaten. Numerators can be larger than denominators, these are called improper fractions. Suppose we have two pies in the above example. Cut both into 5 equal parts. You eat one slice --- again 1/5 of a pie. I eat 2 slices --- again 2/5 of a pie. But we had 2 pies, so there are 7 slices left (5 from a whole pie and 2 from the pie we took slices from), this means 7/5 pie is left over.
