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What Is a Fourth?
When you cut something into 4 equal parts, each part is called a fourth or a quarter. We write it as 1/4. A quarter coin is named that because it is one fourth of a dollar!
Math β Fractions: Halves, Thirds, and Fourths
When you cut something into 4 equal parts, each part is called a fourth or a quarter. We write it as 1/4. A quarter coin is named that because it is one fourth of a dollar!