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What fraction of the ants can you see?

One Hundred Hungry Ants

When the ants are divided into 10 rows of 10, they look like a 100-square. If you fold and cut or colour the 100-square, what fraction of the ants can you see?

100 square

First we see a whole 100-square. But what are these fractions? How many times can you fit these onto the original 100-square?

half 100 squarequarter 100 square

  • Can you use your fractions to spot equivalent fractions, such as 1/2 and 2/4.
  • 1/2 is the same as 50% and 0.5 - can you use your 100-square fractions to find more decimals and percentages?