Speaker 1: To get a fraction we need to divide a whole number into parts. In this case I've divided by four to create quarters. Speaker 1: Dividing it into equal parts allows me to create a ...

You can simplify a fraction if the numerator (top number) and denominator (bottom number) can both be divided by the same number. Six twelfths can be simplified to one half, or 1 over 2 because ...