Convert Circle Sectors to Fraction: Visual Math Interpretation

Question

Write the fraction shown in the drawing, in numbers:

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Convert from sketch to simple fraction
00:04 To convert to a fraction, what's red will be in numerator and black in denominator
00:08 We can see that the whole is divided into 8 parts
00:15 Therefore in denominator we'll put 8
00:20 Out of all parts, only 4 are colored
00:24 Therefore we'll put 4 in numerator
00:30 We'll reduce the fraction as much as possible
00:33 Make sure to divide both numerator and denominator
00:37 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

The number of parts in the circle represents the denominator of the fraction, and the number of colored parts represents the numerator.

The circle is divided into 8 parts, 4 parts are colored.

Hence:

48=12 \frac{4}{8}=\frac{1}{2}

Answer

12 \frac{1}{2}