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Mrs. Giacomini
Part of a set
Fractions can be part of a WHOLE or part of a SET.
When fractions are part of a set, we count the number of objects to find the denominator.
What fraction of the cats are laying down?
There are three cats so the denominator is 3. There is one cat laying down so the numerator is 1.
of the cats are laying down!
Now you try!
What fraction of the cats are orange?
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