Split 0 to 1 into 4 equal parts
Today we'll learn how to split a number line from zero to one into equal parts.
Here's our number line. The whole goes from zero all the way to one.
We want to cut this whole into four equal parts.
We make our first tick mark, splitting off one equal piece.
Now a second tick — two equal pieces so far.
And one more tick. That's four equal parts!
The bottom number — the denominator — is four because we have four equal parts. The first tick is one of those four parts: one-fourth.
Two of the four parts: two-fourths.
Three of the four parts: three-fourths.
We split zero to one into four equal parts. Each part is one-fourth of the whole. Great work!