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Fraction as a Part oF a coLLection

rani: I have a chocolate bar. There are 12 square pieces in it.

It shows a collection or group of 12.

Soni (rani’s sister): Wow! I also want to eat this chocolate. Will
you share it with me Didi?

rani: Of course. I will give you half of it. I can break it along the

dotted line into two halves as shown.
Soni: Thank you! I got one-half or 6 pieces.

Thus, each one of Rani and Soni has one-half of 12, that is, 6.
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Similarly, we can find or of the following given Note
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collections as shown below. 2 of 12 pieces = 12 ÷ 2 = 6 pieces
(a) Divide a collection of 6 ice-creams into 3 equal

groups. Each group has 2 ice-creams.
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Thus, of 6 = 2.
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(b) Divide a collection of 16 lollipops into 4 equal
groups. Each group has

4 lollipops.
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Thus, of 16 = 4.
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Quick Check
Find the part of the following collections as directed.
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1. of 10 balls
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2. of 12 toffees
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3. of 8 toy cars
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activity
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Draw 12 buttons in your notebook. Colour of it red and of it blue. Now,
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colour of the remaining buttons yellow. How many are left without colour.
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