Fraction Strip

Strip length:

Piece numerator:

Piece denominator:

Drag the handle along the strip. It snaps to whole pieces, and the strip is numbered so you can count them.

count = 0 · 0 × 1/2 = 0

A fraction strip shows a whole divided into equal pieces. Set the piece size with the two controls, then drag the handle to cover the strip.

The number of pieces the handle has passed is the quotient: with the strip 3 wholes long and pieces of 1/2, six pieces fit, so 3 ÷ 1/2 = 6.