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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

by three or one over three. 3 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
3
We represent a fraction in the following way:   of the distance to the Moon in

Number of parts being talked about around 22 days during its
Fraction = whole journey of 41 days.
Total number of equal parts It landed on Moon on 23
August 2023.
In the given figure, 2 parts out of 3 equal parts
2
are shaded. We express it as and read it as two-thirds or two by three or two
3
over three.

Similarly, we can express more fractions, then understand and read as follows.

Fraction Understanding reading

2 Two-ninths

9 2 parts out of 9 equal parts of
a whole are coloured.

6 Six-sevenths

7

numerator and denominator of a Fraction

Monu’s mat has 9 squares. He paints 4 squares red.
4 Numerator
The fraction representing red squares =
9 Denominator
Here, 4 is called the Numerator and 9 is called the Denominator of the fraction.

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