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4. Write fractions for each of the following. One has been done for you.

1
(a) One-sixth (b) Three-fourths (c) Two-thirds
6

(d) Two-sevenths (e) Two-fifths (f) Four-fifths

5. Write each of the fractional number in words. One has been done for you.
1 3 2
(a) 4 One-fourth (b) 5 (c) 8

5 3 2
(d) 8 (e) 7 (f) 6

Fraction of a Collection
Look at the following examples.
Fact-o-meter
1. There are 5 balloons. 3 out of Similarly, the fraction for
2
5 balloons are red. yellow balloons is .
Three-fifths of the balloons are red. 5
3
The fraction for red balloons is 5 .

2. There are 5 balls. 1 out of 5 balls is Fact-o-meter
red. One-fifth of the balls is red. Similarly, the fraction for
4
1 yellow balls is .
5
The fraction for red balls is 5 .

3. One half of a collection of 12 balls
1 1
= 2 of 12 = 2 × 12 = 12 ÷ 2 = 6 balls

4. One half of a collection of 18 oranges
1 1
= 2 of 18 = 2 × 18 = 18 ÷ 2 = 9 oranges

Exercise 7.3

1. Fill in the boxes with the correct fraction.

(a) (c)

of the apples are red of the balls are blue