Chapter 4

PARTS AND WHOLES

 WHAT IS FRACTION?
A fraction is a number that represents a part of a whole.
The whole may be a single object or a Group of objects.

Parts should be equal. Green apples

Shaded part

 9  7
10 13
 REPRESENTATION OF FRACTION?
 
Fraction = Numerator/Denominator

Example: ,

Write down the fraction in which numerator is 5 and denominator is

 
12 It is
 fractions as a part of collection

The given figure contains 4 circles, of which

one is shaded.
 
The shaded circle represent of the collection

We can’t represent it in fraction as there are no equal parts

 Solved examples

How to write fraction in words

 
One-sixth

Two-thirds

 
Two-fourths  
The figure represent

Three-tenths One-fourth
 Three-fourths of 3 dozen bananas
1 dozen = 12
× 36 = 27 bananas  
One-sixth of leap year
1 leap year = 366 days
 
Two-fifths of 2 kg
1 kg = 1000 g × 366 = 61 days
× 2000 = 800 g
 TYPES OF FRACTIONS

• Proper fraction

• Improper fraction

• Mixed fraction
 Proper Fraction

1  1 
chocolate chocolate
2 2
 
Proper Fraction is the fraction where Numerator is less than Denominator.

Proper Fraction is less than 1.

For example:
 Improper Fraction

 
3 HALF PARTS OF CHOCOLATES
3 HALF PARTS OF CHOCOLATES

2 HALF PART MAKE 1 WHOLE CHOCOLATE.

NOW THEY BOTH HAVE 1 WHOLE CHOCOLATE AND 1/2 PART

 

Improper Fraction is the fraction where Numerator is greater

than Denominator.

Improper Fraction is greater than 1.

For example:
 Mixed Fraction

  1 1
2 1 whole
1 whole
and
and
1/2 part of chocolate
1/2 part of chocolate
 

Mixed Fraction is combination of whole number and proper

fraction

For example:
How To convert a mixed fraction into an improper
fraction
  ( 𝑤h𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 ×𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 ) +𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟
𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟
 
= = =

 
= = =
How To convert an improper fraction into a mixed frac
tion
  𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟
𝑞𝑢𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟
 
 
=7 = 11
THANK YOU