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Reena writes the fraction in her notebook. How should she read it aloud?

Class 6FractionsFractions
  • ATen-ninths
  • BNine-tenths
  • CNine-tens
  • DOne-ninth of ten

Step-by-Step Solution

The numerator is read as an ordinary number and the denominator names the size of the equal parts: 9 parts out of 10 is read 'nine-tenths'. 'Ten-ninths' would be — the two numbers swapped, which is the usual slip.
Answer: B) Nine-tenths

Key idea: Reading a fraction

A fraction a/b says: the whole is split into b equal parts, and we are talking about a of them. So 3/8 means: divide the whole into 8 equal parts, take 3 of them. The two equal parts is what makes it a fraction — three slices of an unevenly cut cake do not give you 3/8. The denominator must always be a positive whole number. The numerator can be 0, equal to the denominator (giving 1), greater than the denominator, or less than it.

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