A whole object or region can be partitioned into four equal shares, with each share called one fourth or one-quarter and represented as ; the four equal shares together make the whole. The shares must be equal in amount or area, even if their shapes or orientations differ, and this understanding does not include comparing, adding, or subtracting fractions or working with more general fractional quantities.
To share a whole into fourths, split it into 4 equal parts. Each equal part is called one fourth, written as .
Example: Share this rectangle into fourths.
So, the rectangle has been shared into four equal fourths.
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