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A fraction is a part of a whole when divided into equal parts. A whole can be a region or
a collection.

When there is a group of
When the whole objects, it is known as a
object is one, it is collection.

called a region. Apples in a basket form a

A pizza is a region as collection as they form a
it is one object. group of many apples or
objects.

Fractions oF a region

Halves half

When we divide an object into two equal parts, each part is called

1
one-half of the whole. We express one-half by and read it as one Two halves make a
2
by two or one over two. whole.

one-third One-third

When we divide an object into three equal parts, each part is called
1
one-third of the whole. We express one-third by and read it as one Three one-thirds
3
by three or one over three. make a whole.

one-Fourth One-
fourth
When we divide an object into four equal parts, each part is called

one-fourth (or quarter) of the whole. We express one-fourth by 1 Four one-fourths
4
and read it as one by four or one over four. make a whole.

Similar to above, a region can be divided into

several equal parts and denoted each part Knowledge Desk
using a fraction. The space craft Chandrayaan-3
launched on 14 July 2023 was
Writing Fractions successfully covered about two thirds

2
  of the distance to the Moon in

We represent a fraction in the following way: 3 around 22 days during its
Number of parts being talked about whole journey of 41 days.
Fraction = It landed on Moon on 23
Total number of equal parts August 2023.

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