The definition of fraction
Fractions
 

2. Type the represented fraction.
 

Type the numerator and denominator of the fraction that represents the pieces shown in the image.

After typing each number you have to hit Enter.

When your answer is right, the message CORRECT will appear.

When you click on Init another quantity will appear at random. Try to do it several times.

In the second window the unit is a square. If we took a segment instead of a square as a unit, we could represent fractions or rational numbers on a line, as we do with natural, whole and decimal numbers.

 

       
           
  Eduardo Barbero Corral
 
Spanish Ministry of Education. Year 2007
 
 

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