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1. Write the following in fractions.
(a) Three-fourth = ________ (b) One-fourth = _________ (c) Half = _________
2. How much more quantity of flour was used than sugar to make the cookies?
_______________

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3
3. Which is greater or ?
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Fractions

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A fraction represents a part of a whole such as , , , etc.
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We can see, a fraction has two numbers: one above the bar and other below the bar.

The number above the bar is called numerator and the number below the bar is called
denominator of a fraction.

Fraction Pictorial Numerator denominator Fraction can also be represented as
representation a part of a group. For example,

2 2 5 3
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3 3 4
4
Numerator
Fraction = Denominator
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9

types of Fractions

1. Proper fractions: Fractions having numerator less than the denominator are called
proper fractions. FACTS
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example: , and 11 , etc. Š The denominator tells us how many
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2. Improper fractions: Fractions having numerator Š A fraction with denominator 1 is a

greater than the denominator are called whole number, for example, = 3,
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improper fractions. 9 = 9, etc. 1
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example: , and 13 , etc. 1
3 5 9 Š A fraction with denominator 0 is
3. Unit fractions: Fractions having numerator as 1 meaningless.
are called unit fractions.
1 1
example: , and 1 , etc.
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