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7 7 Fractionsractions
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Learning Outcomes

� Fraction � Fraction of a Collection � Comparison of Like Fractions
� Fractions of a Whole Object � Numerator and Denominator
� Reading of Fraction � Like and Unlike Fractions

Boot-Up

Dhruv, Sarthak, Harsh and Shobhit

are celebrating New Year’s party.
Shobhit’s mother baked a pizza for

them. Dhruv brought 12 balloons
and stuck 3 each at the corners of the
table on which the pizza was placed.

The whole pizza was first divided into

1
2 equal parts. Each part is of the
2
pizza.

1
Half is written as . Two equal part are made.
2

1
When it was divided into 4 equal parts, each part is of the pizza.
4
1
One out of four is written as . Four equal part are made.
4
1
1
Here, and are called fractions.
2 4

Tick (3) the figures divided into equal parts.

Fraction

When an object is divided into a number of equal parts, each equal part is called a
fraction. Thus, a fraction is a part of whole.