Fraction Blocks

total

1

1
1 2
1 3
1 4
1 5
1 6

blocks of size 1,

1

2

,

1

3

,

1

4

,

1

5

,

1

6

that add up to 1

This shows all the ways of breaking a given number into fraction-sized blocks. Use the checkboxes to pick which fractions to use and the slider to change the given number.

Permanent Citation

Rob Morris, Stephen Wolfram

"Fraction Blocks" from the Wolfram Demonstrations Project http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/FractionBlocks/
Published: April 26, 2007

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