(i) Would you like one-half of a paper or two-quarters of the same paper? Why?
(ii) If a dhokla is shared equally among 5 children, what fraction of the dhokla does each child get?
(iii) Which is more?
a) 1/2 or 1/4
b) 1/3 or 1/6
(i) Draw a rectangle. Show 2 different ways to divide it into 2 equal halves.
(ii) Draw a circle. Divide it into 4 equal parts and shade one-quarter (¼).
(iii) Draw a square and divide it into 8 equal parts. Shade 3/8 of it.
(i) Ramu made a big paratha and cut it into 4 equal parts. He ate 1/4 and gave 2/4 to his sister.
How much of the paratha is left?
a)
shared by 2 friends: each gets
.
b)
shared by 2 friends: 1 gets
and 1 gets
.
c)
shared by 3 friends: each gets
.
(i) Which of the above shared equally?
(ii) Which of the above is not shared equally?
You can see the solutions of worksheet here.
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