How can equal sharing contribute meaning to fractions?

Students relate fractions to quotients.

An equal-sharing situation can be represented by a fraction in which the numerator represents the quantity to be shared and the denominator represents the number of shares.

Division can be used to determine an equal share.

Division of the numerator by the denominator of a fraction provides the equivalent decimal number.

Fractions represent quotients in equal-sharing situations.

All equivalent fractions represent the same quotient.