NCERT Book Class 5 Mathematics (Math Mela) Chapter 2 Fractions

Chapter

2 Fractions

Tamanna is a student of Grade 5. She has two chocolates of different
1 1
sizes. She says that of one of her chocolates is bigger than of the
3 2
other chocolate. Is that correct? Explain why this is so.

1
When can we say that of something
1 2
1 is greater than of something?
Identify 2 of 3
the chocolate 1
Identify 3 of the chocolate

To compare two fractions of two wholes, the wholes from which the
fractions are derived must be the same.

Playing with a Grid

A B C

1
ƒ Shade of Grid A in red.
8
1
ƒ Shade of Grid B in blue.
6
1
ƒ Shade of Grid C in yellow.
12
1
ƒ Do you see in any of the grids? Mark it.
3

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