GARY: Football is full of numbers. 11 against 11, four- four- two, goal tallies.
So next time you watch a football match, look out for the hidden maths.
Let鈥檚 go over now to the 鈥楰ick About鈥 studio to see what todays 鈥楳aths Of The Day鈥 topic is.
BEN: Thanks Gary, so todays 鈥楳aths Of The Day鈥 topic is football fractions.
A fraction is a part of something. For example, a football team as 11 players. So each player is one eleventh of the team. And a football pitch is split into two halves.
A half is one equal part in something that has been split in two.
Other fractions include the third; one part of something that鈥檚 been split into three, and the quarter; one part of something that has been split into four.
A football match lasts 90 minutes and TV pundits often say 鈥榠t鈥檚 a game off two halves.鈥 So half of a match will be 45 minutes.
Remember one match lasts 90 minutes. Back to you Gary, in the studio.
GARY: Thanks Ben, let鈥檚 try some more football fractions.
Question one; how long would one third of a match be?
One third of a match is 30 minutes. Three lots of 30 minutes makes 90 minutes. Let鈥檚 see how you do with the next one.
Question two; How long would one fifth of a match be?
That was a trickier one. One fifth of a match equals 18 minutes.
And finally question three; how long would one tenth of a match be?
One tenth of a match equals nine minutes. Result!
Did you realise that to get the answers, you just had to divide 90 minutes with the number at the bottom of your fraction. That number is called the denominator, while the number on the top is called the numerator.
That鈥檚 all from me for now. Keep practising and you鈥檒l soon be a footballing fraction fan.