Page 100 - New Medley 3 Semester 2

C. Mark the following fractions on the number line.
2
1.
5 0 1

3
2.
7 0 1

5
3.
8 0 1

5
4.
9 0 1

D. Write the fractions on the number line for marked points.

1.
0 1
2.
0 1

3.
0 1
4.
0 1

Fractions of a Collection

Let us consider a situation.

Abhinav bought a box of tennis balls. There are 2 red balls out of 6 balls.

Can you think, what portion of the box is red balls?

Total number of the balls in the box = 6

Number of the red balls = 2

Fraction of the red balls = 6 ÷ 2 = 3

1
Fraction of the whole box =
3
1
That means of 6 = 2 (red balls)
3

Also, consider the following example:

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