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Imagine you have 6 yummy cookies and you want to share them fairly with your best friend!
Sharing Fairly
A unit fraction is a fraction with a 1 on top, like 21β or 31β.
The bottom number tells you how many equal groups you need to make.
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How do we split 6 cookies between 2 people so everyone gets the exact same amount?
Finding One-Half (21β)
To find 21β of a number, we divide the whole group by 2.
Since 6Γ·2=3, one-half of 6 cookies is 3 cookies.
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What if 3 or 4 friends want to share 12 shiny stickers equally?
Finding 31β and 41β
To find 31β, divide by 3. To find 41β, divide by 4.