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Recall that when some whole number of things are shared 
equally among some number of people, fractions tell us how 
much each share is.
Shabnam:  Do you remember, if one roti is divided equally 
between two children, how much 
roti will each child get?
Mukta: Each child will get half a roti.
Shabnam:  The fraction ‘one half’ is written as 
1
2
 . We also sometimes read this as 
‘one upon two.’
Mukta:  If one roti is equally shared among 
4 children, how much roti will one child get?
Shabnam: Each child’s share is 
1
4
 roti. 
Mukta: And which is more 
1
2
 roti or 
1
4
 roti? 
Shabnam: When 2 children share 1 roti 
equally, each child gets 
1
2
 roti. When 
4 children share 1 roti equally, each 
child gets 
1
4
 roti. Since, in the second 
group more children share the 
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Recall that when some whole number of things are shared 
equally among some number of people, fractions tell us how 
much each share is.
Shabnam:  Do you remember, if one roti is divided equally 
between two children, how much 
roti will each child get?
Mukta: Each child will get half a roti.
Shabnam:  The fraction ‘one half’ is written as 
1
2
 . We also sometimes read this as 
‘one upon two.’
Mukta:  If one roti is equally shared among 
4 children, how much roti will one child get?
Shabnam: Each child’s share is 
1
4
 roti. 
Mukta: And which is more 
1
2
 roti or 
1
4
 roti? 
Shabnam: When 2 children share 1 roti 
equally, each child gets 
1
2
 roti. When 
4 children share 1 roti equally, each 
child gets 
1
4
 roti. Since, in the second 
group more children share the 
Fractions
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same one roti, each child gets a smaller share. So, 
1
2
 roti is 
more than 
1
4
 roti.
7.1 Fractional Units and Equal Shares 
Beni: Which fraction is greater — 
1
5
 or 
1
9
?
Arvin: 9 is bigger than 5. So I would guess that 
1
9
 is greater 
than 
1
5
. Am I right?
Beni: No! That is a common mistake. Think of these fractions 
as shares.
Arvin: If one roti is shared among 5 children, each one gets a 
share of 
1
5
 roti. If one roti is shared among 9 children, 
each one gets a share of 
1
9
 roti?
Beni: Exactly! Now think again - which share is higher?
Arvin: If I share with more people, I will get less. So, 
1
9
 < 
1
5
.
Beni: You got it!
Oh, so 
1
100
 is bigger than 
1
200
!
When one unit is divided into several equal parts, each part is 
called a fractional unit. These are all fractional units: 
1
2
, 
1
3
, 
1
4
, 
1
5
, 
1
6
, …, 
1
10
, …, 
1
50
, …, 
1
100
, etc.
We also sometimes refer to fractional units as ‘unit fractions.’
 Figure it Out 
 Fill in the blanks with fractions.
1.   Three guavas together weigh 1 kg. If they are roughly of the same 
size, each guava will roughly weigh ____ kg.
2.  A wholesale merchant packed 1 kg of rice in four packets 
of equal weight. The weight of each packet is ___ kg.
3.  Four friends ordered 3 glasses of sugarcane juice and 
shared it equally among themselves. Each one drank ____ 
glass of sugarcane juice.
1
2
 > 
1
4
 
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Recall that when some whole number of things are shared 
equally among some number of people, fractions tell us how 
much each share is.
Shabnam:  Do you remember, if one roti is divided equally 
between two children, how much 
roti will each child get?
Mukta: Each child will get half a roti.
Shabnam:  The fraction ‘one half’ is written as 
1
2
 . We also sometimes read this as 
‘one upon two.’
Mukta:  If one roti is equally shared among 
4 children, how much roti will one child get?
Shabnam: Each child’s share is 
1
4
 roti. 
Mukta: And which is more 
1
2
 roti or 
1
4
 roti? 
Shabnam: When 2 children share 1 roti 
equally, each child gets 
1
2
 roti. When 
4 children share 1 roti equally, each 
child gets 
1
4
 roti. Since, in the second 
group more children share the 
Fractions
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same one roti, each child gets a smaller share. So, 
1
2
 roti is 
more than 
1
4
 roti.
7.1 Fractional Units and Equal Shares 
Beni: Which fraction is greater — 
1
5
 or 
1
9
?
Arvin: 9 is bigger than 5. So I would guess that 
1
9
 is greater 
than 
1
5
. Am I right?
Beni: No! That is a common mistake. Think of these fractions 
as shares.
Arvin: If one roti is shared among 5 children, each one gets a 
share of 
1
5
 roti. If one roti is shared among 9 children, 
each one gets a share of 
1
9
 roti?
Beni: Exactly! Now think again - which share is higher?
Arvin: If I share with more people, I will get less. So, 
1
9
 < 
1
5
.
Beni: You got it!
Oh, so 
1
100
 is bigger than 
1
200
!
When one unit is divided into several equal parts, each part is 
called a fractional unit. These are all fractional units: 
1
2
, 
1
3
, 
1
4
, 
1
5
, 
1
6
, …, 
1
10
, …, 
1
50
, …, 
1
100
, etc.
We also sometimes refer to fractional units as ‘unit fractions.’
 Figure it Out 
 Fill in the blanks with fractions.
1.   Three guavas together weigh 1 kg. If they are roughly of the same 
size, each guava will roughly weigh ____ kg.
2.  A wholesale merchant packed 1 kg of rice in four packets 
of equal weight. The weight of each packet is ___ kg.
3.  Four friends ordered 3 glasses of sugarcane juice and 
shared it equally among themselves. Each one drank ____ 
glass of sugarcane juice.
1
2
 > 
1
4
 
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4.  The  big  ??sh  weighs 
1
2
 kg. The small one weighs 
1
4
 kg. 
Together they weigh ____ kg.
Knowledge from the past!
Fractions have been used and named in India since ancient times. 
In the Rig Veda, the fraction 
3
4
 is referred to as tri-pada. This has the 
same meaning as the words for 
3
4
 in many Indian languages today, 
e.g.,  ?teen paav '  in  colloquial  Hindi  and  ‘mukkaal’ in Tamil. Indeed, 
words for fractions used today in many Indian languages go back to 
ancient times. 
 Find out and discuss the words for fractions that are used in the different 
languages spoken in your home, city, or state. Ask your grandparents, 
parents, teachers, and classmates what words they use for different 
fractions, such as for one and a half, three quarters, one and a quarter, half, 
quarter, and two and a half, and write them here:
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
5.  Arrange these fraction words in order of size from the smallest to 
the biggest in the empty box below: 
  One and a half, three quarters, one and a quarter, half, quarter, 
two and a half.
Write your answer here.
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Recall that when some whole number of things are shared 
equally among some number of people, fractions tell us how 
much each share is.
Shabnam:  Do you remember, if one roti is divided equally 
between two children, how much 
roti will each child get?
Mukta: Each child will get half a roti.
Shabnam:  The fraction ‘one half’ is written as 
1
2
 . We also sometimes read this as 
‘one upon two.’
Mukta:  If one roti is equally shared among 
4 children, how much roti will one child get?
Shabnam: Each child’s share is 
1
4
 roti. 
Mukta: And which is more 
1
2
 roti or 
1
4
 roti? 
Shabnam: When 2 children share 1 roti 
equally, each child gets 
1
2
 roti. When 
4 children share 1 roti equally, each 
child gets 
1
4
 roti. Since, in the second 
group more children share the 
Fractions
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same one roti, each child gets a smaller share. So, 
1
2
 roti is 
more than 
1
4
 roti.
7.1 Fractional Units and Equal Shares 
Beni: Which fraction is greater — 
1
5
 or 
1
9
?
Arvin: 9 is bigger than 5. So I would guess that 
1
9
 is greater 
than 
1
5
. Am I right?
Beni: No! That is a common mistake. Think of these fractions 
as shares.
Arvin: If one roti is shared among 5 children, each one gets a 
share of 
1
5
 roti. If one roti is shared among 9 children, 
each one gets a share of 
1
9
 roti?
Beni: Exactly! Now think again - which share is higher?
Arvin: If I share with more people, I will get less. So, 
1
9
 < 
1
5
.
Beni: You got it!
Oh, so 
1
100
 is bigger than 
1
200
!
When one unit is divided into several equal parts, each part is 
called a fractional unit. These are all fractional units: 
1
2
, 
1
3
, 
1
4
, 
1
5
, 
1
6
, …, 
1
10
, …, 
1
50
, …, 
1
100
, etc.
We also sometimes refer to fractional units as ‘unit fractions.’
 Figure it Out 
 Fill in the blanks with fractions.
1.   Three guavas together weigh 1 kg. If they are roughly of the same 
size, each guava will roughly weigh ____ kg.
2.  A wholesale merchant packed 1 kg of rice in four packets 
of equal weight. The weight of each packet is ___ kg.
3.  Four friends ordered 3 glasses of sugarcane juice and 
shared it equally among themselves. Each one drank ____ 
glass of sugarcane juice.
1
2
 > 
1
4
 
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4.  The  big  ??sh  weighs 
1
2
 kg. The small one weighs 
1
4
 kg. 
Together they weigh ____ kg.
Knowledge from the past!
Fractions have been used and named in India since ancient times. 
In the Rig Veda, the fraction 
3
4
 is referred to as tri-pada. This has the 
same meaning as the words for 
3
4
 in many Indian languages today, 
e.g.,  ?teen paav '  in  colloquial  Hindi  and  ‘mukkaal’ in Tamil. Indeed, 
words for fractions used today in many Indian languages go back to 
ancient times. 
 Find out and discuss the words for fractions that are used in the different 
languages spoken in your home, city, or state. Ask your grandparents, 
parents, teachers, and classmates what words they use for different 
fractions, such as for one and a half, three quarters, one and a quarter, half, 
quarter, and two and a half, and write them here:
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
5.  Arrange these fraction words in order of size from the smallest to 
the biggest in the empty box below: 
  One and a half, three quarters, one and a quarter, half, quarter, 
two and a half.
Write your answer here.
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7.2 Fractional Units as Parts of a Whole 
The picture shows a whole chikki.
 By dividing the whole chikki into 6 equal parts in different 
ways, we get 
1
6
 chikki pieces of different shapes. Are they of 
the same size?
A whole chikki cut 
into 6 equal pieces.
A whole chikki cut into 6 equal 
pieces in a different way.
Math 
Talk
A whole chikki
A picture of the chikki broken into 2 
pieces is shown below. How much of 
the original chikki is each piece?
We can see that the bigger piece has 3 pieces of 
1
4
 chikki in it. So, we 
can measure the bigger piece using the fractional unit 
1
4
. We see that 
the bigger piece is 
3
4
 chikki.
1
4
1
6
1
6
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Recall that when some whole number of things are shared 
equally among some number of people, fractions tell us how 
much each share is.
Shabnam:  Do you remember, if one roti is divided equally 
between two children, how much 
roti will each child get?
Mukta: Each child will get half a roti.
Shabnam:  The fraction ‘one half’ is written as 
1
2
 . We also sometimes read this as 
‘one upon two.’
Mukta:  If one roti is equally shared among 
4 children, how much roti will one child get?
Shabnam: Each child’s share is 
1
4
 roti. 
Mukta: And which is more 
1
2
 roti or 
1
4
 roti? 
Shabnam: When 2 children share 1 roti 
equally, each child gets 
1
2
 roti. When 
4 children share 1 roti equally, each 
child gets 
1
4
 roti. Since, in the second 
group more children share the 
Fractions
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same one roti, each child gets a smaller share. So, 
1
2
 roti is 
more than 
1
4
 roti.
7.1 Fractional Units and Equal Shares 
Beni: Which fraction is greater — 
1
5
 or 
1
9
?
Arvin: 9 is bigger than 5. So I would guess that 
1
9
 is greater 
than 
1
5
. Am I right?
Beni: No! That is a common mistake. Think of these fractions 
as shares.
Arvin: If one roti is shared among 5 children, each one gets a 
share of 
1
5
 roti. If one roti is shared among 9 children, 
each one gets a share of 
1
9
 roti?
Beni: Exactly! Now think again - which share is higher?
Arvin: If I share with more people, I will get less. So, 
1
9
 < 
1
5
.
Beni: You got it!
Oh, so 
1
100
 is bigger than 
1
200
!
When one unit is divided into several equal parts, each part is 
called a fractional unit. These are all fractional units: 
1
2
, 
1
3
, 
1
4
, 
1
5
, 
1
6
, …, 
1
10
, …, 
1
50
, …, 
1
100
, etc.
We also sometimes refer to fractional units as ‘unit fractions.’
 Figure it Out 
 Fill in the blanks with fractions.
1.   Three guavas together weigh 1 kg. If they are roughly of the same 
size, each guava will roughly weigh ____ kg.
2.  A wholesale merchant packed 1 kg of rice in four packets 
of equal weight. The weight of each packet is ___ kg.
3.  Four friends ordered 3 glasses of sugarcane juice and 
shared it equally among themselves. Each one drank ____ 
glass of sugarcane juice.
1
2
 > 
1
4
 
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4.  The  big  ??sh  weighs 
1
2
 kg. The small one weighs 
1
4
 kg. 
Together they weigh ____ kg.
Knowledge from the past!
Fractions have been used and named in India since ancient times. 
In the Rig Veda, the fraction 
3
4
 is referred to as tri-pada. This has the 
same meaning as the words for 
3
4
 in many Indian languages today, 
e.g.,  ?teen paav '  in  colloquial  Hindi  and  ‘mukkaal’ in Tamil. Indeed, 
words for fractions used today in many Indian languages go back to 
ancient times. 
 Find out and discuss the words for fractions that are used in the different 
languages spoken in your home, city, or state. Ask your grandparents, 
parents, teachers, and classmates what words they use for different 
fractions, such as for one and a half, three quarters, one and a quarter, half, 
quarter, and two and a half, and write them here:
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
5.  Arrange these fraction words in order of size from the smallest to 
the biggest in the empty box below: 
  One and a half, three quarters, one and a quarter, half, quarter, 
two and a half.
Write your answer here.
Math 
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7.2 Fractional Units as Parts of a Whole 
The picture shows a whole chikki.
 By dividing the whole chikki into 6 equal parts in different 
ways, we get 
1
6
 chikki pieces of different shapes. Are they of 
the same size?
A whole chikki cut 
into 6 equal pieces.
A whole chikki cut into 6 equal 
pieces in a different way.
Math 
Talk
A whole chikki
A picture of the chikki broken into 2 
pieces is shown below. How much of 
the original chikki is each piece?
We can see that the bigger piece has 3 pieces of 
1
4
 chikki in it. So, we 
can measure the bigger piece using the fractional unit 
1
4
. We see that 
the bigger piece is 
3
4
 chikki.
1
4
1
6
1
6
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What is the fractional unit of chikki shown below?
We get this piece 
by breaking the 
chikki into 3 
equal pieces. So 
this is 
1
3
 chikki.
 Figure it Out
The  ??gures  below  show  different  fr actional  units  of  a  whole chikki .  
How  much  of  a  whole chikki is each piece?
a.
e. f. g. h.
b. c. d.
A whole chikki
1
3
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