NCERT Book Class 6 Maths Chapter 7 Fractions

Fractions

Chapter 7
7.1 Introduction
Subhash had learnt about fractions in
Classes IV and V, so whenever possible
he would try to use fractions. One
occasion was when he forgot his lunch
at home. His friend Farida invited him
to share her lunch. She had five pooris
in her lunch box. So, Subhash and
Farida took two pooris each. Then
Farida made two equal halves of the
fifth poori and gave one-half to Subhash 2 pooris + half-poori–Subhash
and took the other half herself. Thus, 2 pooris + half-poori–Farida
both Subhash and Farida had 2 full
pooris and one-half poori.
Where do you come across situations with fractions in
your life?
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Subhash knew that one-half is written as . While Fig 7.1
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eating he further divided his half poori into two equal
parts and asked Farida what fraction of the whole poori
was that piece? (Fig 7.1)
Without answering, Farida also divided her portion of the
half puri into two equal parts and kept them beside Subhash’s
shares. She said that these four equal parts together make Fig 7.2