Division and fractions are closely connected. When you divide a number, you are finding out how many equal parts it can be split into. A fraction also shows equal parts of a whole. In fact, a fraction is another way to represent division.
Think of division and fractions as two ways to describe the same idea: sharing or grouping equally.
A fraction shows how one number (the numerator) is divided by another number (the denominator). The numerator is the number being divided, and the denominator shows the number of equal parts.
Every fraction bar can be read as a division symbol. For example, 52 means “five divided by two.”
When you divide whole numbers that do not divide evenly, the answer can be expressed as a fraction. This helps show the exact value of a division problem.
If a division problem does not come out evenly, the remainder can be shown as a fraction to represent the part that is left over.
Fractions and division can be represented with models or drawings. These help show how a whole is split into equal parts.
Visual models help you see that division and fractions describe equal sharing or equal parts of a whole.