Fractions rock!

I do not know how to explain it but fractions always has been my favorite subject in math. The concept of pieces of a whole just makes sense. It may be the way I was introduced to fractions or it may be the way my brain works. I am not sure which. I remember working with manipulatives when learning about fractions so this may have helped me understand fractions better.  Reducing, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions were equally easy for me.  Once I started seeing fractions in algebra the operations were trickier but, I understood the concept of fractions and how they relate to whole numbers with ease. I believe it is due to the solid background I had in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division that enabled me to grasp the concept.