1. Section/Lesson: Fractions
Equal And Unequal Parts
EQUAL
UNEQUAL
One Half, One Third and One Quarter

2. Objectives
By the end of this section/lesson, students should be able to:
Read and write fractions
Compare fractions

3. Equal v/s Unequal PartsB
If the loaf is divided into 4 equal parts, which would be the result: A or B?

4. Definition of FractionB
If we take one part of the loaf and represent it in terms of the whole, B cannot be used since all parts are not of the same size.

5. Definition of Fraction
However, every part is of the same size in loaf A. Hence, we can clearly say that the whole loaf is divided into four equal parts and one piece represents 1 part of a total of 4 parts.

6. Activity 1: Equal Parts
Pairs of students are provided with square/circle shaped paper cuttings.
Teacher introduces the given shape as a whole.
Students are asked to form two equal parts with one whole by folding.
Teacher introduces equal and unequal parts. (emphasizing on the importance of equality)

7. Activity 1: Equal Parts
Teacher brainstorms with students about the properties of the parts for the equal and unequal folding.
Teacher queries about the name given to the equal parts and introduces the concept of writing and naming a fraction. 1 2
half

8. Writing of fraction a is the number of parts - Numerator 1 2 a B
is similar to
b is the total number of parts in the whole
- Denominator

9. Consolidation Work
Is the fraction represented by the shaded part equal to ?
A. Yes
B. No
Justify your answer.

10. More Fractions
Divide the given figure into 3 equal parts.

11. More Fractions
Now try to divide the given figure into 3 equal parts.

12. Brainstorm: More Fractions
Try to divide the given figure into 3 equal parts. Is it possible to have 3 equal parts?
A. Yes
B. No
Why?

13. More fractions What would be the fraction of the region in white?

14. More fractions
When a whole is divided into 3 equal parts, each part is called a ‘third’.
Here the section is one third of the whole and the white section is two third.

15. Fractions and the names
2 equal parts
1 2 , 2 2
half
third
1 3 , 2 3 , 3 3
3 equal parts
4 equal parts
quarter
1 4 , 2 4 , 3 4 , 4 4

16. Fractions and the names
5 equal parts
1 5 , 2 5 , 3 5 , 4 5 , 5 5
fifth
6 equal parts
1 6 , 2 6 , 3 6 , 4 6 , 5 6 , 6 6
sixth
1 7 , 2 7 , 3 7 , 4 7 , 5 7 , 6 7 , 7 7
seventh
7 equal parts

17. Fractions and the names
8 equal parts
eighth
1 8 , 2 8 , 3 8 , 4 8 , 5 8 , 6 8 , 7 8 , 8 8
9 equal parts
1 9 , 2 9 , 3 9 , 4 9 , 5 9 , 6 9 , 7 9 , 8 9 , 9 9
ninth
1 10 , , , , , , 7 10 , , ,
tenth
10 equal parts

18. More fractions and the names
𝑎 11 , eleventh
𝑎 17 , seventeenth
11 equal parts
17 equal parts
12 equal parts
𝑎 12 , twelfth
18 equal parts
𝑎 18 , eighteenth
𝑎 13 , thirteenth
𝑎 19 , nineteenth
13 equal parts
19 equal parts
𝑎 14 , fourteenth
𝑎 20 , twentieth
14 equal parts
20 equal parts
𝑎 15 , fifteenth
15 equal parts
𝑎 16 , sixteenth
16 equal parts

19. Consolidation Work
1. What fractions are represented below?

20. Consolidation Work
2. What is the denominator of ?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 7

21. Consolidation Work 3. Which fraction has 4 in the numerator? A. 1 4B C

22. Consolidation Work
4. Does this figure show ?
A. Yes
B. No

23. Consolidation Work
5. What fraction of the whole is shaded?

24. Consolidation Work
6. What fraction of the whole is white?

25. Consolidation Work 7. What fraction could this picture show? A. 1 2B
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B

26. Fraction of a group
Earlier, we have seen fraction of a whole shape. We can also have fraction of a group of objects with a similarity.
From above, we can say the fraction of green apple is 1 2
1 2
number of green apple
Total number of apples

27. Fraction of a group What fraction of the shapes are circles?
Step 1: Count the circles. That is the numerator.
Step 2: Count all the shapes. That is the denominator.
𝟐 𝟕
Answer:

28. Consolidation work
1. What fraction of the ten rupees are heads up?

29. Consolidation work
2. Are of the lions in the triangle?
Yes No

30. Consolidation work
3. What fraction of the frogs are inside the rectangle below?
A. 1 3
B. 2 4
C. 5 6
D. 2 6

31. Consolidation work
4. What fraction is not circled?

32. A line can be equally divided.
Fraction on a line
A line can be equally divided. A B
2 equal parts A B OR
3 equal parts A B

33. Fraction on a line
Since AB is the whole and it is divided by 2, the first segment of the line is equal to
Suppose, we attribute ‘0’ to A position and ‘1’ to the B position. The middle marking would be
1 2 1

34. Now, let’s do the same for AB when it is divided into 3 equal parts.
Consolidation work
Now, let’s do the same for AB when it is divided into 3 equal parts.
3 equal parts A B 1
1 3
2 3

35. Consolidation Work
1. What denominator would you use if the number line
was divided into 4 equal parts?

36. Consolidation Work
2. Should you use a ‘6’ in the denominator for this number line?
Yes No

37. Consolidation Work
3. Move the fractions to label the dashes on the number line.

38. Consolidation Work
4. Divide the number line into 7 equal parts and label it.

39. Consolidation work 5. What fraction is missing from the number line?

40. Consolidation work 6. Where should 4 8 be placed? Option 1: A
Option 2 : B
Option 3: C Answer: __________

41. Consolidation work 6. Where should 8 8 be placed? Option 1: A
Option 2 : B
Option 3: C
Option 4: D Answer: __________

42. Fraction on a line
When the line starts with 0, the fractions in-between becomes ¼, ½, ¾, etc.
However, when the line already have some figures, the intervals are broken into fractions and these fractions are considered together with the whole numbers.

43. Fraction on a line Example:
10 1 4
10 2 4
10 3 4
Since the interval between 10 and 11 is broken into four equal parts, we have the denominator 4. That is, 1 4 , 2 4 , 3 4 .

44. Consolidation work 1. What values would A and B take? A B 5 1 4 5 3 4
6 1 4
6 2 4 B

45. Consolidation work
2. Write the missing values at A and B? A B

46. 2 5 is less than 4 5 or mathematically, 2 5 < 4 5
Compare fractions
Let’s compare and Which one is greater?
Both fractions have the same denominator and we compare the numerators like 2 natural numbers.
First, we try to arrange both fractions on a number line.
2 5
4 5
Since comes before 4 5 ,
2 5 is less than or mathematically, 2 5 < 4 5

47. Consolidation work
Compare each set of fractions. Place the correct symbol between the 2 fractions.

48. Compare fractions
How do we compare two fractions when the numerator is the same but we have different denominators?
Compare and 1 2

49. Compare fractions 1 5 : dividing 1 whole into 5 parts
Therefore, the bigger the denominator, the smaller the fraction (provided the numerator is the same).
1 5 < 1 2

50. Consolidation work
Compare each set of fraction. Place the correct symbol between the 2 fractions.

51. Compare Fractions Unlike denominators/numerators
How to compare two fractions, with both the numerator and denominator not same?

52. Compare Fractions Unlike denominators/numerators
1 5
6 7
∴ 1 5 < 6 7

53. Compare Fractions Unlike denominators/numerators
How to compare two fractions, with both the numerator and denominator not same?
We can also use number lines

54. Compare Fractions Unlike denominators/numerators
2 7
2 7
4 9
4 9
∴ 𝟐 𝟕 < 𝟒 𝟗

55. Consolidation work
Compare each set of fraction. Place the correct symbol between the 2 fractions. (You can use squared papers)

56. Equivalent fractions
The fraction bars below are equivalent because they are of the same size.
1 2 =
2 4 =
3 6 =
4 8 =
5 10 =
6 12 =

57. Equivalent fractions
The fractions are of the same size but the denominators are different for each set of equivalent fractions.

58. Consolidation work
Write the three different fractions equivalent to
1 3 = = =

59. Equivalent fractions
What do you note about the denominators of these equivalent fractions?
1 2
2 4
3 6
4 8
5 10
6 12 = = = = =
1 3
2 6
3 9
4 12 = = =
Well, the denominators of the equivalent fractions are multiples of the smallest denominator
That is, 4 = 2 x 2 6 = 2 x = 2 x 4 10= 2 x 5
6 = 3 x 2 9 = 3 x 3 12= 3 x 4

60. Equivalent fractions So, and
1×2 2×2
2 4
1×2 3×2
2 6 = =
1×3 2×3
3 6
1×3 3×3
3 9 = =
4 8
1×4 2×4 =
1×4 3×4
4 12 =
1×5 2×5
5 10 =
Like it can be seen, the numerator and the denominator are both multiplied by the same factor.
1×5 2×5
6 12 =

61. Consolidation work Fill in the missing number. a. 1 2 = 6 e. 1 4 = 3
b = f = 4
c = d = 4

62. End of the Section/Lesson: Fraction