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2. There are 10 birds.

(a) What fraction of the birds is green?

(b) What fraction of the birds is blue?

(c) What fraction of the birds is yellow?

3. Colour to make fractions. One is done for you.

(a) (b) (c)

1 of 6 = 2 of 6 = _____ 1 of 8 = _____
1
3 2 4

(d) (e) (f)

3 of 12 = _____
4

1 of 15 = _____
2 of 9 = _____ 3 Fact-o-meter

3 Fraction is written as:
Numerator
Denominator
Numerator and Denominator

1 1 2 1 3 5 2
We know that , , , , , , etc. are called fractions. They describe a certain part
2 3 3 4 4 7 5
or fraction of a whole. As you can see, a fraction is made up of two numbers separated

by a small dash ‘—’.

Number written above the dash is called the numerator. It indicates the number of parts
considered out of the whole.
Number written below the dash is called the denominator. It indicates the total number

of parts in which the whole is divided.

For example, 1 Numerator 2 Numerator
2 Denominator 3 Denominator