User blog:Numberblocks459/NFG Again Episode 9

Sinistra: Hi Zerin! Hi, Quwyatt!

Zerin and Quwyatt: Hi!

Sinistra: There's me Zerin and Quwyatt, and 12+9=21. Isn't that cool?

Quwyatt: Yeah.

Sinistra: But you want to know what's also cool?

Zerin and Quwyatt: Yes.

Sinistra: Is that every number has nice, whole blocks!

Quwyatt: But not for long!

Quwyatt: Imagine if Jay was able to split in half.

Zerin: Is that what half of one is called? Half?

Quwyatt: Eeyup!

Quwyatt: And that's called a fraction.

Quwyatt: But how do you write it?

Quwyatt: Well, draw a horizontal line.

Quwyatt: And there are two numbers!

Quwyatt: One goes above the line, and it's called the numerator.

Quwyatt: And the other goes below the line, and it's called the denominator.

Zerin and Sinistra: Oooh!

Zerin: But how do we know what numbers the numberator and denominator are?

Quwyatt: Well, that's simple.

Quwyatt: Count how many pieces there are.

Quwyatt: That's the denominator.

Winter: There is one, two! Two pieces!

Quwyatt: Thanks for your help, Winter.

Quwyatt: So write a 2 below the line.

Sinistra: But what is the numerator?

Quwyatt: Just listen to the words.

Quwyatt: It is one half, so write a 1 for the numerator.

Sinistra: Like this?

Quwyatt: Nope. The numerator goes above the line, while the denominator goes below.

Zerin: Like this?

Quwyatt: Yes.

Quwyatt: Zerin gets a star because she did it right.

Quwyatt: You can also say it as "1 over 2".

Quwyatt: Smaller fractions are one third, one fourth, one fifth, one sixth, one seventh, one eighth, and so on.

Quwyatt: Bigger fractions are two thirds, three fouirths, four fifths, six sevenths, five sevenths, four sevenths, seven eighths, and many more.

Zerin: Now I get it. (they all laugh as the episode ends)