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What fraction (part) of this hexagon
is red?
If you said, "All of it."
You are right... But, your answer isn't a fraction.
6 pieces out of
6 pieces are
red...
so, that's  .
This is the whole hexagon... It's 
whole hexagon.
So,
is the same as .
is like a magic .
You'll see why later... You'll be able
to do a LOT with magic 1's. Especially in Algebra.
Here are some more:
When the numerator equals the denominator,
it's a magic 1.
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