Page 88 - Revised Maths Wisdom Class - 6

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Look at the table given below and answer the following questions.

North South
Name of Continents Africa Antarctica Asia Australia Europe
America America

Approximate fraction of earth’s 1 9 3 11 7 33 3
landmass 5 100 10 200 100 100 25

1. Arrange the continents according to the area of their landmass in ascending order.

2. What is the difference between the landmass covered by North America and Australia?
3. What is the sum of the landmass covered by Australia, Africa and Asia?

ACTIVITY TIMEACTIVITY TIME

Objective: To recapitulate the concept of equivalent fraction through an activity.

Materials Required: A pencil, coloured paper, a pair of scissors.

Procedure:
1. Take a rectangular piece of paper and cut it in a size as shown in figure.

2. Cut two more coloured paper of the same size.

3. Draw lines with the help of pencil as shown in figure.

2 3 4
4. Similarly draw more lines to show the equivalent fractions such as , , , etc.
8 12 16
5. Paste the coloured paper in your maths lab activity notebook.

1
4

2
8

3
12

Conclusion: Equivalent fraction represents same part of the whole.