Give real-life examples to teach the difference between fractions and whole numbers.

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Fractions represent parts of a whole, while whole numbers represent complete units.

Fractions are used to represent parts of a whole, such as dividing a pizza into slices.
Whole numbers are used to represent complete units, such as counting the number of apples in a basket.
Fractions can be used to measure quantities that are not whole numbers, like measuring 1/2 cup of flour for a recipe.
Whole numbers are used in everyday situations like counting money or telling time on a clock.

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For example, let's talk about pizza, one box of pizza has a one (1) whole piece of pizza. If we have 2 or 3 boxes of pizza we have 2 or 3 whole pieces of pizza respectively. If we cut the pizza into 8 slices, we have 8 out of 8 slices of pizza. We still have one whole pizza with 8 slices. If you eat one slice of pizza the portion you ate is 1 out of 8 slices or 1/8 in mathematical form, and the remaining slices are 7, so we have 7 out of 8 slices or 7/8. Fractions are the portion out of the whole.

For example, you ate 3 slices of one box, so your portion out of the whole is 3/8 — portion or part over the number of portions in a whole.

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Let assume that you have an Orange. Now peel the orange and get all the slices out...let assume that you have 8 slices in one orange. Now put a slice and count remain slices..so you have 7 slices remain and the 8th slice is in your hand...so the slice is in your hand is a one of part of orange..right? So this slice is 1/8 off whole orange. l

Don't forget in fractions that the part of whole no. Will be written upon side and the whole no. Will be written doun side

For exmaple :- you got 8 slices from an orange and put 1 slice so the fractio is 1/8

Give real-life examples to teach the difference between fractions and whole numbers.

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