When a collection is divided into 2 equal

parts,each part is one half (1/2) of the

collection.

To know the no.

of objects (or
shapes) in one
half of a
One collection,we
half divide the no.
of objects (or
shape) in the
collection by 2.
When a collection is divided into 3 equal
parts, each part is one third (1/3) of the
collection.
When a collection is divided into 4 equal parts, each
part is one fourth (1/4) or quarter of the collection .
¼ of collection ¾ of collection
The symbols 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 etc are called
fractions.
A fraction has two parts-.

The numeral above the division line

called the Numerator.

The numeral below the division line

called the Denominator.
In the figure given below,the no. of parts
shaded is the Numerator and the total no.
of parts in which the figure is divided is the
Denominator.

=1
3
 Write the numerator and denominator of
each of the fractions.

1 1 2
2
3 3 4
4
4
4 5
5