(i)Would you like one-half of a paper or two-quartersof the same paper? Why?
Ans: Both are equal.
(ii)If a dhokla is shared equally among 5 children, what fraction of the dhokla does each child get?
Ans: You have 1 big dhokla (a soft, yummy snack). Now, you want to share it equally among 5 children.
So, you cut the dhokla into 5 equal pieces. Each child will get one of those pieces.
That one piece is 1 part out of 5, or we say “one-fifth”, and we write it as:
1/5
(iii) Which is more? a) 1/2 or 1/4
Ans: 1/2 is more
Imagine cutting a pizza into 2 equal pieces.
Now imagine cutting the same pizza into 4 equal pieces.
The piece from 1/2 is bigger than the piece from 1/4. So, 1/2 is more.
b) 1/3 or 1/6
Ans: 1/3 is more
Let’s take a chocolate bar. If you break it into 3 equal parts, each part is bigger than when you break it into 6 equal parts. So, 1/3 is more than 1/6.
Q2. Draw and Divide:
(i) Draw a rectangle. Show 2 different ways to divide it into 2 equal halves.
Ans:Rectangle is divided into two equal halves in two different ways
(ii) Draw a circle. Divide it into 4 equal parts and shade one-quarter (¼).
Ans:
(iii) Draw a square and divide it into 8 equal parts. Shade 3/8 of it.
Q3. Food Fun Fractions:
(i) Ramu made a big paratha and cut it into 4 equal parts. He ate 1/4 and gave 2/4 to his sister. How much of the paratha is left?
Ans: The whole paratha has4 parts.
Ramu ate 1 part, and his sister got 2 parts.
Together they ate: 1 + 2 = 3 parts
Only 1 part is left out of 4. 1/4 of the paratha is left.
Q4. Equal or Not?
a) shared by 2 friends: each gets .
b) shared by 2 friends: 1 gets and 1 gets .
c) shared by 3 friends: each gets .
(i)Choose options that are divided equally:
Ans: (a) and (c) are shared equally.
Because in both parts, each gets same no. of item.
