{"id":107,"date":"2022-04-08T04:53:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T04:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2024-11-14T04:40:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T04:40:56","slug":"g-2-understanding-fractions-word-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/g-2-understanding-fractions-word-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"G.2 Understanding fractions: word problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Understanding fractions: word problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-8844a52ef1ee1cc1c8133e8d8f09a585\" style=\"color:#74008b;text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>key notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">A fraction represents a part of a whole.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">The bottom of a fraction is the number of equal parts in the whole. It is called the denominator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">The top of a fraction is the number of those equal parts you are talking about. It is called the numerator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#c2fcd8\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Miranda&nbsp;is writing a story about her summer holiday. Miranda&#8217;s teacher says the story must be&nbsp;5&nbsp;pages long. Miranda writes&nbsp;3&nbsp;pages in&nbsp;class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74421d239fd69711338dbbcb79bc89a4\" style=\"color:#b00012\">What&nbsp;fraction of the story does Miranda write in&nbsp;class?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;story is the&nbsp;whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miranda&#8217;s&nbsp;story must be&nbsp;5&nbsp;pages long. The denominator of the fraction is&nbsp;<strong>5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ixl.com\/qgen_res\/math\/annotated_fraction\/arrow.png\">  number&nbsp;of&nbsp;equal&nbsp;parts&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miranda&nbsp;writes&nbsp;3&nbsp;pages in class. The numerator of the fraction is&nbsp;<strong>3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3\/<strong>5<\/strong> &#8212;&gt; number of equal parts you are talking about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miranda writes <strong>3\/5<\/strong> of the story in class.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#c2c5fc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Brooke cuts an apple into 8 equal pieces and brings it outside to eat. But then she trips and drops 7 of the pieces in a mud puddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-680087b377c20f858c945ba222741cf2\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><br>What fraction of the apple does Brooke drop in the puddle?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The apple is the whole.<br>Brooke cuts the apple into 8 equal pieces. The denominator of the fraction is 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ixl.com\/qgen_res\/math\/annotated_fraction\/arrow.png\">  number&nbsp;of&nbsp;equal&nbsp;parts&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But&nbsp;then she trips and drops&nbsp;7&nbsp;of the pieces in a mud puddle. The numerator of the fraction is&nbsp;<strong>7<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7\/<strong>8<\/strong> &#8212;&gt; number&nbsp;of&nbsp;equal&nbsp;parts&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;talking&nbsp;about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooke&nbsp;drops <strong>7\/8<\/strong> of the apple in the&nbsp;puddle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#eae49a\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Stefan teaches swimming classes at Splash About Swim Centre. The swimming pool is divided into 5 equal lanes. When Stefan teaches his Saturday morning class, adults swim in 4 of the lanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-471312e31c15e62bd30f48ad579d9371\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><br>What fraction of the pool is used by adults?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;pool is the&nbsp;whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;pool is divided into&nbsp;5&nbsp;equal lanes. The denominator of the fraction is&nbsp;<strong>5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ixl.com\/qgen_res\/math\/annotated_fraction\/arrow.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ixl.com\/qgen_res\/math\/annotated_fraction\/arrow.png\">number&nbsp;of&nbsp;equal&nbsp;parts&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When&nbsp;Stefan teaches his Saturday morning class, adults swim in&nbsp;4&nbsp;of the lanes. The numerator of the fraction is&nbsp;<strong>4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.ixl.com\/qgen_res\/math\/annotated_fraction\/arrow.png\">number&nbsp;of&nbsp;equal&nbsp;parts&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;talking&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adults&nbsp;use&nbsp;<strong>4\/5&nbsp;<\/strong>of the&nbsp;pool.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/80688\/900\/824\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/81282\/693\/462\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1.png 500w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding fractions: word problems key notes: Learn with an example Miranda&nbsp;is writing a story about her summer holiday. Miranda&#8217;s teacher says the story must be&nbsp;5&nbsp;pages long. Miranda writes&nbsp;3&nbsp;pages in&nbsp;class. What&nbsp;fraction of the story does Miranda write in&nbsp;class? The&nbsp;story is the&nbsp;whole. Miranda&#8217;s&nbsp;story must be&nbsp;5&nbsp;pages long. The denominator of the fraction is&nbsp;5. 5 number&nbsp;of&nbsp;equal&nbsp;parts&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole Miranda&nbsp;writes&nbsp;3&nbsp;pages in class.<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/g-2-understanding-fractions-word-problems\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;G.2 Understanding fractions: word problems&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-107","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14587,"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions\/14587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}