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Quarter Or One-Fourth

If we divide a whole thing into four equal parts,

then each part is called one-fourth or a quarter.
1
We write one-fourth as .
4
Here, an apple is cut into four equal parts. Each Tips
1 1
part is one-fourth 4 of the whole. We read as

1 upon 4 or 1 by 4. 4 Four quarters makes a whole.

Three Quarters Or Three-Fourths

When we divide an object into four equal parts, then 3 parts together out of

4 equal parts are called three-fourths or three quarters. We write three-

3
fourths as .
4
Tips

One three-fourths and
one one-fourth makes
One-fourth Three-fourths a whole.

3
We read as 3 upon 4 or 3 by 4.
4

Exercise 7A

1. Colour one-half of each figure.

a. b. c. d.

e. f. g. h.

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