find 1/4 of 5/6...

Question

Find 1/4 of 5/6. What are the different wholes associated with the fractions in this problem?

Answer 1

The different wholes are the denominators.  One fraction has a whole of 4, while the other has a whole of 6.  Each of these wholes have a piece or several pieces taken out of them.  We call that the numerator.  If the numerator and denominator are the same in a single fraction, then you have a complete whole.

 

To find 1/4 of 5/6, simply multiply 1/4 by 5/6.

 

1/4 x 5/6 = 5/24