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1. Which of the following fractions is an improper fraction?
2 7 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 6 4 4
2. Write the fraction for the given shaded parts.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3
3. Which of the following represents parts of the figure shaded?
8

(a) (b)
(c) (d)

4. Express the following as fractions:
(a) five-seventeenths (b) four-ninths (c) three-eighths

Fractions

A fraction is a number which is used to represent a part of a whole or a collection.
a
A fraction consists of two numbers that are separated by a horizontal line, i.e., , where the number
b

‘a’ written above the line is called the numerator and the number ‘b’ written below the line is
called the denominator.
2 Knowledge Desk
For example, is a fraction. Here, 2 is the numerator and
3 Fraction is called bhinna in
3 is the denominator. Sanskrit, which means ‘broken’.
It is also called bhaga or ansha
Fraction as a Part of a Whole meaning ‘part’ or ‘piece’.

Imagine a guava that is cut into some pieces of equal size. All of these pieces together make up
one whole guava, with each piece representing a fraction of the whole guava.

For example, suppose you want to share a guava equally with your friend, then you need to divide
it from the middle to create two equal parts. Each part is called a half of the whole and is written
1
as .
2
Remember
When one whole is divided
into some equal parts,

1 then each part is called a
So, of the guava is a fraction of the whole guava. fractional part.
2

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