| Class 6 Maths Fractions | Introduction |
Introduction
Fractions are numbers representing part of a whole.
A fraction is a number of the form p/q, such that q is not equal to zero or one.
A fraction has two parts. The number on the top is numerator and the number below is the denominator.
The numerator can be greater or smaller than the denominator.
For e.g. 1/5th of a pizza is a fraction , that is, written as 1/5.
Problem: Are the following fraction? Zero
Solution:
O is not a fraction since it is a whole number.
Problem: Are the following fraction? 9/3
Solution:
It is not a fraction because 9 is completely divisible by 3. This will reduce the number to a whole number 3 which is not a fraction.
Problem: Write the fraction representing the shaded portion.
The whole ball has been divided into 4 equal parts. Since only one of the four parts is shaded, the fraction representing the shaded portion would be ¼.
Problem: What fraction of an hour is 40 minutes?
1 hour = 60 min
1 min = 1/60 hours
40 min = 40/60 hours
= 4/6 hours
=2/3 hours
This can be shown by shading 2-3rd portion.
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