The bottom number says how many equal pieces. The top says how many you have. 3/4 means 3 of 4 equal pieces.
Worked example
What fraction of the bar is shaded?
Answer:23
The bar is cut into 3 equal parts, and 2 are shaded. So it’s 23.
For grown-ups: Unit fraction 1/b: one part when a whole is split into b equal parts; a/b is a copies of 1/b. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.
CCSS 3.NF.A.1
What this practises, for teachers
Practices unit fraction 1/b: one part when a whole is split into b equal parts; a/b is a copies of 1/b (3.NF.A.1). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.