Fraction of a collection

1. 4

There are 4 equal rows, so one row is 1/4 of the counters.

16 ÷ 4 = 4.

1/4 of 16 is 4.

2. 5

There are 5 equal rows, so one row is 1/5 of the counters.

25 ÷ 5 = 5.

1/5 of 25 is 5.

3. 3

There are 5 equal rows, so one row is 1/5 of the counters.

15 ÷ 5 = 3.

1/5 of 15 is 3.

4. 6

There are 3 equal rows, so one row is 1/3 of the counters.

18 ÷ 3 = 6.

1/3 of 18 is 6.

5. 3

There are 2 equal rows, so one row is 1/2 of the counters.

6 ÷ 2 = 3.

1/2 of 6 is 3.