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Lesson 479 of 500 · Extra Passages
⭐ 30 XPFractions of Shapes
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Fractions of shapes show us how parts of a whole can be divided.
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Fractions of shapes show us how parts of a whole can be divided. For example, if we have a pizza cut into 4 equal slices, each slice is one-fourth, or 1/4, of the whole pizza. If you take 2 slices, you have 2/4, which is the same as 1/2 of the pizza. This means you have half of the whole pizza! Understanding fractions helps us see how much of a shape we have at any time.
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1 of 2What is one-fourth of a pizza?
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