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Half
1
If you divide a whole thing into 2 equal parts, 2

then each part is called half of the whole. It is
1
represented as . 1
2 2
For example, Arnabh and Shashwat have only one
chocolate and both of them want to eat it. So, they Remember
divide the chocolate into 2 equal pieces and take one
piece each. 2 halves make one
whole.
Now both get the same amount of chocolate. So, we
say that each boy has half of the whole chocolate.

One-third

1 1
If you divide a whole thing into 3 equal parts, 3 3
then each part is one-third of the whole. It is
1
represented as . 1
3
3
For example, John and his two friends bought a pie.
They cut three equal slices of the pie to distribute it Remember
equally among themselves. 3 one-thirds make

So, we say that each friend got one-third of the whole one whole.
pie.

One-fourth
1 1
If you divide a whole thing into 4 equal parts, 4 4
then each part is one-fourth of the whole. It is 1 1
1
represented as . 4 4
4
For example, Aarohi cuts a cake into 4 equal parts, Remember
so that she and three of her friends can have equal
share of the cake. So, we say that each friend gets 4 one-fourths
one-fourth of the whole cake. make one whole.

Let’s see some more examples of fractions.

1
1 whole One-fourth ( )
4
(1 part out of 4)

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