MATHS PROJECT WORKMADE BY :- sakshi pratap

CLASS :- VI ‘A’

FRACTIONS

PART OF A WHOLE

4 out of the 5 candles are short. So, 4 of the candles are short. 5

1 out of 9 flowers is yellow.So, 1 of the flowers is yellow. 9

2 out of 6 flowers are violet.So, 2 of the flowers are violet. 6

3 out of 8 balls are black.So, 3 of the balls are black. 8

¼ 0F A WHOLE AS WELL AS OF COLLECTION

1/4

UNDERSTANDING A FRACTION

Numerator - no. of equal parts chosenDenominator – total no. of equal parts

3

4

Match –shaded region with the fraction

4/10

2/6

3/5

1/4

3/4

Unitfraction

Types OfFractions

Mixed fraction

Proper fraction

Improperfraction

A fraction with a numerator 1 is called a unit fraction.

It is the smallest member of a fraction family.

Some examples of unit fractions are :

1 1 1 1 1 2 4 8 9 12

EXAMPLES OF UNIT FRACTIONS

13

12

14

19 1

6

A fraction with numerator less than the denominator is called a proper fraction.

A proper fraction is always less than 1

Some examples of proper fraction are: 1 5 8 13 4 7 9 15

A fraction with numerator greater than the denominator is called a proper fraction.

An improper fraction is always greater than 1

• Some examples of improper fraction are: 7 5 8 23

4 3 2 15

EXAMPLES OF PROPER FRACTIONS

69

710

78

EXAMPLES OF IMPROPER FRACTIONS

5 2

74

198

5 divided into two parts52

whole whole whole wholehalf half

2Wholes & 1 half

2Wholes & 1 half

2 1 2

1 2

Mixed fraction

A mixed fraction is a combination of a whole number and a proper fraction

WHOLE PART 2 15

PROPER FRACTION

Examples: 43

9 , 5

2

3

**That was fraction family**

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