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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL


                                                CBSE CURRICULUM


                                                       Class: VI

                                                  Lesson Note 7.1


                                             SUBJECT : Mathematics




               CH: 7- Fractions


               SUBTOPIC: Basic Knowledge



                     What is a fraction :
                              when some whole number of things are shared

                                  equally among some number of people, fractions tell us how
                                  much each share is.
                              Example :  if one apple is divided equally between two children,

                              how much apple will each child get?
                              The fraction ‘one half’ is written as 1/2. We also sometimes read
                              this as ‘one upon two’.

                              If one apple is equally shared among 4 children, how much apple
                              will one child get? Therefore Each child’s share is 1/4 apple.


                              Let us see which is more 1/2 apple or 1/4 apple. When 2 children
                              share 1 apple equally, each child gets 1/2 apple. When 4 children
                              shared 1 apple equally, each child gets 1/4 apple. Since, in the
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