Fractions From Quantities

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Topic summary

To find a fraction when given a part and the total quantity, you can put the part over the total: parttotal

Creating a fraction

If 12 out of 30 students are wearing glasses, the fraction of students wearing glasses is:

1230

We can cancel this down by dividing the numerator and denominator by 6.

1230=25

So, 25​ of the students are wearing glasses.

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