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one-fourth (one quarter) of a Collection

Here is a collection of 16 flowers.

1
Let us find one-fourth ( ) of the collection.
4
1
One-fourth ( ) means 1 part out of four equal parts.
4
1
So, of 16 or 16 ÷ 4 = 4.
4
To find one-fourth of
a collection, we divide
it by 4.

Exercise 6B

1. Colour the objects for the given fractions.

a. 1 b. 1 c. 2
2 3 3

2. Write down the fraction that shows what part of each collection is coloured.

a. b. c.

3. Find one-half of the following collections. one has been done for you.

8 ÷ 2 = 4

a. 1 b.
of 8 = 4
2

c. d.

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