Part of an Amount: Matching description to fraction

We need to understand that every fraction is actually a division exercise,

so when we divide 10 tickets among 9 people,

we are dividing 10 by 9

that is 10:9

The division exercise can also be written as a fraction

and that's the solution!

To find the fraction that corresponds to the description of 11 shirts being shared equally among 8 players, we perform the following steps:

• Step 1: Identify the total number of shirts. Here, this number is 11.
• Step 2: Identify the total number of players. Here, this number is 8.
• Step 3: Set up the fraction $\frac{11}{8}$ where 11 is the number of shirts and 8 is the number of players.

This fraction $\frac{11}{8}$ represents how shirts are distributed among players, meaning each player receives $\frac{11}{8}$ of a shirt.

Therefore, the correct answer to the problem is $\frac{11}{8}$, which corresponds to choice 3.

Let's solve the problem step by step:

We are given 3 apples that need to be distributed equally among 2 children. This requires calculating how many apples each child receives, expressed as a fraction.

• Step 1: Identify how to divide the apples. We want each child to receive an equal share of the 3 apples. This implies a division problem: $3 \div 2$.
• Step 2: Set up the division as a fraction. When you divide 3 apples among 2 children equally, you are determining $\frac{3}{2}$.
• Step 3: Express the result as a fraction. Each child receives $\frac{3}{2}$ apples.

Thus, when 3 apples are divided equally among 2 children, the result is represented by the fraction $\frac{3}{2}$.

This matches with the correct choice provided, which is choice 4: $\frac{3}{2}$.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $\frac{3}{2}$.