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Smarten up in Maths (age 8-9)** Colour from left to right, coloured pieces touching **-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Now do the same with these circles. Use blue this time.-------------** Make sure coloured pieces are touching **Alongside each circle write the fraction you coloured blue.Can you again see that 4 / 8, 2 / 4 and 1 / 2 are all the same size?Challenge:You know that 1 / 2 = 2 / 4 = 4 / 8 . Notice that the numerators (the top part of each fraction)are doubling, and so are the denominators (the bottom part of each fraction).See if you can fill in the missing numerators and denominators below:1 / 2 = 2 / 4 = 4 / 8 = / 16 = 16 / = / 64 = / 128 = 128 /FractionsHalves, Quarters & EighthsFill in the blanks on the number lines.01 / 2 101 / 4 1 / 2 3 / 4 1 1 / 4 2© Intelligent Australia Productions21