Each part is a half. Half is shaded orange and ... Remember that 5⁄5 is the same as one whole. Mixing cement can require fractions. In construction, builders use fractions as a proportion ...

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 ...